2009 NISSAN VERSA Suspension Problems

There is a safety recall campaign for the front coil springs breaking for all Nissan Versas registered in "salt states" The car is registered in a "salt state" and the the front coil has snapped. For a reason that neither corporate Nissan nor the local Nissan service center can explain, this car is excluded from repair.

MY SPRING BROKE WHILE PULLING INTO A TIRE SHOP AND WENT FLYING ACROSS A PARKING LOT, LEAVING PART OF THE BROKEN SPRING STUCK IN THE CRADLE.

Mileage: 189,600

REPLACING THE EXHAUST THE REAR SPRINGS WERE BROKEN TO THE POINT THE INSULATORS FELL OUT . THE SPRINGS ON BOTH THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE WERE BREAKING. THERE WASN'T ANY SIGNIFICANT RUST ON THE SPRINGS THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE FRONT WHICH WAS DONE. THE INSULATORS MISSING MAKES A METAL TO METAL CONTACT WHICH WOULD MAKE IT WEAR OUT FASTER AND MORE PRONE TO RUST. WHY ARE THE SPRINGS BREAKING?

Mileage: 160,000

FRONT COIL SPRING BROKE WHILE DRIVING

Mileage: 107,850

BROUGHT MY CAR IN FOR RECALLS AN DEALERSHIP DECIDED TO BREAK MY CAR AN NOT NOTIFY ABOUT BREAKKING OTHER PARTS THERE WERE NOT RECALLED AN I NEED A LF SWAY BAR LINK RF BALL JOINT AN COUPLE OTHER PARTS THEY BROKE MY RF SWAY BAR LINK AN NEVER TOLD ME WHEN I CALLED 4 TIMES THAT DAY. I EXPLAINED WHAT HAPPENED TO DEALERSHIP AN COOPERATE AN NOW MY CAR IS NOT DRIVEABLE BECAUSE IT IS HIGHLY UNSAFE AN IM VERY PISSED I HAVE A 8 MONTH OLD BABY WITH MEDICAL PROBLEMS AN CANT USE MY CAR

Mileage: 174,000

DRIVER SIDE REAR COIL SPRING BROKE

Mileage: 173,000

WHEN BACKING CAR MAKES A MOANING NOISE. I JUST LEARNED OF A RECALL FOR FRONT SPRINGS COIL SPRINGS. RECALL ID 239045. YOUR SITE SAYS THAT MY CAR ISNT UNDER IT BUT SHOULD BE. THE CAR TO MY KNOWLEDGE WAS FIRST SOLD IN FLORIDA. I BOUGHT IT FROM CARMAX IN VA. FLORIDA WAS NOT ONE OF THE RECALL STATES BUT VA IS. WE USE ROAD SALT HERE. IT SEEMS TO DO IT IN HOT WEATHER.

Mileage: 65,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN VERSA. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH OVER BUMPY ROADS OR POTHOLES, THE VEHICLE MADE AN ABNORMAL NOISE FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WAS CONTACTED TO SCHEDULE A DIAGNOSTIC APPOINTMENT. THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

Mileage: 60,000

WHILE DRIVING IN THE FREEWAY AND ON THE STREET SEVERAL OCCASIONS, MY CAR WAS FEELING AS IF IT WAS GOING TO DIE ON ME WITH LOW POWER. I FELT REALLY UNSAFE. ONE DAY, I WAS DRIVING, THE CAR WAS TOO WEAK, I DECIDED TO DRIVE IT DIRECTLY TO NISSAN DEALERSHIP IN CERRITOS BECAUSE I KNEW THAT WAS IT, I WAS GOING TO DEFINETLY BE STRANDED. I WAS THERE FOR ABOUT 5 HOURS AND FINALLY I WAS TOLD THAT THE COIL NEEDED REPLACEMENT. LESS THAN A YEAR, I WAS TOLD THE COIL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AGAIN. I RECENTLY SAW ON KELLY BLUE BOOK WEBSITE THAT THE COIL IS A RECALL. I NOTIFIED THE DEALER AND I AM TOLD THAT IT IS NOT A RECALL.

Mileage: 5

THE COIL SPRINGS THAT NISSAN INSTALLED IN MY CAR DUE TO THE 2015 RECALL HAVE, NOW, BOTH BROKEN AGAIN. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS REFUSES TO HELP ME WITH THE COST OF REPLACING THESE FAULTY PARTS BECAUSE THEY ARE 'OUT OF WARRANTY!' I HAVE BEEN DEALING WITH THIS ISSUE SINCE 2012 WHEN THE FIRST COIL SPRING BROKE, PUNCTURED MY TIRE, AND ALMOST CAUSED A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. THE CAR WAS IN MOTION WHEN THE MOST RECENT BREAK HAPPENED, I WAS TURNING OUT OF MY ALLEY WAY ONTO THE ROAD.

Mileage: 85,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN VERSA. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE SPUN OUT OF CONTROL WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE TURNED COMPLETELY AROUND TO THE POINT THAT THE CONTACT AND HER FAMILY WERE FACING TOWARDS TRAFFIC. THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE BUSHES ON THE SHOULDER. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE RIM WAS BENT OVER THE REAR DRIVER'S TIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AND THE WHEELS WERE REPLACED BY THE CONTACT'S LOCAL MECHANIC. THE CRASH WAS RELATED TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V573000 (SUSPENSION). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

Mileage: 100,000

REAR COIL SPRINGS BROKE FOR SIMILAR REASONS THAT THE FRONT COIL SPRINGS BREAK. (FRONT COIL SPRINGS ARE CURRENTLY UNDER RECALL). REAR COIL SPRINGS BROKE CAUSING A FLAT TIRE. REAR COIL SPRINGS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED TO SAFELY DRIVE THE VEHICLE; AND THE FLAT TIRE NEEDED REPLACED. REAR COIL SPRINGS WERE NOT PROPERLY MANUFACTURED AND COATED. THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION, ON A TOWNSHIP ROAD.

Mileage: 107,546

COIL SPRINGS CORROSION AND BINDING

Mileage: 126,600

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN VERSA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR AN OIL CHANGE. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE REAR LOWER CONTROL ARMS WERE FRACTURED DUE TO CORROSION AND NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE FRONT LOWER CONTROL ARMS WERE REPLACED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC ON SEPTEMBER 29, 2015, WHICH BECAME A RECALL IN 2015. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND ISSUED CASE NUMBER: 32820454. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED FOR THE RECENT FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 93,000.

Mileage: 93,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN VERSA. WHILE TURNING THE VEHICLE OUT OF A PARKING SPOT, THE CONTACT DETECTED A NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V573000 (SUSPENSION), BUT THE REMEDY FAILED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE COIL SPRING FRACTURED AFTER THE RECALL REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO WALSER NISSAN BURNSVILLE (14750 BUCK HILL RD, BURNSVILLE, MN 55306, (612) 395-4984) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE COIL SPRING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 81,000.

Mileage: 81,000

MOTOR MOUNT BUSHING CRACKED, DETERIORATED. BROUGHT TO MY ATTENTION DURING LAST MAINTENANCE DONE. ADVISED TO REPLACE TO AVOID FUTURE DAMAGE TO DRIVE TRAIN.

Mileage: 200,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN VERSA. WHILE DRIVING UNKNOWN SPEEDS, THERE WAS A LOUD ABNORMAL CLICKING NOISE WHILE MAKING TURNS. ADDITIONALLY, THE VEHICLE SHOOK. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE COIL SPRING WAS FRACTURED. THE CONTACT CALLED A LOCAL DEALER (VALLEY NISSAN OF LONGMONT, 1005 KEN PRATT BLVD, LONGMONT, CO 80501) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER A WARRANTY OR RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL AND THERE HAD NOT BEEN ANY DEATHS DUE TO THE MATTER. NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 113,000.

Mileage: 113,000

I LIVE IN THE KANSAS CITY METRO, ON THE KANSAS SIDE, LESS THAN 10 MINUTES FROM THE BORDER TO MISSOURI. THERE IS A CURRENT RECALL THAT APPLIES TO THE FRONT COIL SPRINGS OF NISSAN VERSAS (NHTSA RECALL 17V-637) BECAUSE THE SPRINGS HAVE INSUFFICIENT CORROSION COATING. THIS CURRENT RECALL APPLIES TO MISSOURI BUT NOT KANSAS. I DRIVE MY CAR IN MISSOURI ALL THE TIME BECAUSE OF MY PROXIMITY TO MISSOURI AND MY HUSBAND IS EMPLOYED IN MISSOURI. MY FRONT, RIGHT COIL SPRING BROKE ON MARCH 17, 2018. THE COIL SPRING BROKE WHEN BACKING OUT OF MY PARKING SPOT AT MY APARTMENT IN A LOT THAT IS RELATIVELY NEW AND FLAT, MEANING NO POT HOLES. A LOUD BANG WAS HEARD AND WHEN MOVING THERE WAS A LOUD CREAKING SOUND. AFTER PULLING OUT ABOUT 3 FEET I PULLED BACK IN AND TURNED THE CAR OFF. I FOUND A ROUND METAL OBJECT ON THE GROUND NEAR THE FRONT WITH RUST ON IT. IT WAS FLAT ON ONE END AND BROKEN ON THE OTHER. AFTER INSPECTING THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE'S WHEEL WELL I DISCOVERED THAT THE REMAINING PART OF THE COIL SPRING HAD SLIPPED OFF THE STRUT LIP AND PART OF THE COIL WAS PRESSING HARD AGAINST THE TIRE. THE APPEARANCE OF THE COIL SPRING STILL ON THE CAR MATCHED THE ONE I HAD FOUND. A MECHANIC AND TOW TRUCK OPERATOR VERIFIED IT WAS IN FACT THE COIL SPRING THAT HAD BROKEN. THE ATTACHED IMAGES ARE OF THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL WELL WITH COIL SPRING VISIBLE AND OF THE COIL SPRING PART THAT BROKE OFF. *JS

Mileage: 58,500

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN VERSA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE COIL SPRING FRACTURED, WHICH PUNCTURED AND SHREDDED THE TIRE COMPLETELY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND REPAIR. THE CONTACT WAS NOT AWARE OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V573000 (SUSPENSION) UNTIL AFTER THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE DEALER (JEFFREY NISSAN, 30800 GRATIOT AVE, ROSEVILLE, MI 48066, (586) 510-1378) REFUSED TO SERVICE THE VEHICLE PER THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND OPENED THREE CASES; HOWEVER, THERE WAS NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE OFFERED IN REGARDS TO THE NHTSA RECALL REPAIRS. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 53,000. *JS

Mileage: 53,000

TAKATA RECALL I RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION IN THE MAIL, CALLED THE NUMBER, BUT WAS TOLD IT WILL BE UNTIL "SPRING" UNTIL I CAN HAVE MY CAR'S DRIVER AND PASSENGER AIRBAGS FIXED. UNTIL THEN, INSTRUCTED TO DRIVE MY CAR.

I HAVE 2 PROBLEMS. THE FIRST IS NISSAN CLAIMS TO NOT SUPPORT RECALLS ON MY VEHICLE BECAUSE IT HAS A SALVAGE TITLE. THE SECOND IS THAT I WAS NOT INFORMED OF A RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE FOR OVER 2 YEARS. IN 2015 I HAD A FRONT SUSPENSION COIL SPRING FRACTURE. I THOUGHT THIS WAS UNUSUAL AND WENT TO THE LOCAL DEALER AND BOUGHT AN OEM REPLACEMENT COIL AND REPLACED THE BROKEN SPRING MYSELF. IN 2017 BOTH OTHER COIL SPRING FAILED AS WELL AS THE REPLACEMENT I HAD BOUGHT FROM THE DEALER IN 2015. AT THIS POINT I RESEARCHED THE PROBLEM ON THE INTERNET AND DISCOVERED THE RECALL ON THIS PART. I REPLACED THE FAILED SPRINGS WITH AFTERMARKET PARTS TO GET THE CAR BACK ON THE ROAD. I THEN SUBMITTED PAPERWORK TO NISSAN FOR REIMBURSEMENT OF THE REPLACEMENT PARTS. I WAS JUST INFORMED BY NISSAN THAT THEY WILL REIMBURSE ME FOR THE COST BECAUSE I HAVE A SALVAGE TITLE. I AM NOT AWARE THAT A SALVAGE TITLE REMOVES THE MANUFACTURER FROM THE RESPONSIBILITY FOR REPLACEMENT PARTS. MY OTHER CONCERN IS THAT I WAS NOT INFORMED ABOUT THE RECALL IN A TIMELY MANNER. I DID NOT FIND OUT ABOUT THIS RECALL UNTIL THE SPRINGS BROKE. I STILL HAVE THE LAST TWO SPRINGS THAT BROKE IN MY GARAGE. I ALSO HAVE PICTURES SHOWING THAT THE LAST SPRING NEARLY PUNCTURED ONE OF THE WHEELS WHEN IT BROKE. I HAVE CORRESPONDENCE FROM ALECE AT NISSAN THAT I CAN PROVIDE DOCUMENTING THAT NISSAN WILL NOT SUPPORT RECALLS ON THIS VEHICLE BECAUSE IT HAS A SALVAGE TITLE. I CAN PROVIDE THESE EMAILS IF THEY ARE DESIRED.

WE TOOK OUR NISSAN VERSA INTO TYNAN'S NISSAN (780 S HAVANA ST, AURORA, CO 80012) FOR THE RECALL ON THE COIL SPRINGS. AFTER THEY REPLACED THE COIL SPRINGS ON OUR LOW MILEAGE NISSAN VERSA, THE BALL JOINT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE FAILED WITHIN 10 MILES OF THEM REPLACING THE COIL SPRINGS FOR THE RECALL. WHEN THIS HAPPENED IT PUT MY AMANDA AND OUR CHILD IN DANGER. LUCKILY THEY ARE SAFE AND UNHARMED. JASON AT TYNAN'S NISSAN SERVICE DEPARTMENT INITIALLY APOLOGIZED AND SAID THEY WOULD TAKE CARE OF EVERYTHING AND GAVE US A LOANER VEHICLE, NOW 3 DAYS LATER THEY ARE TRYING CHANGING THEIR STORY AND TRYING TO MAKE US PAY FOR THE DAMAGE THEY CAUSED DURING THE RECALL REPAIR. THERE IS NO WAY THAT A PASSENGER SIDE BALL JOINT WOULD COINCIDENTALLY BREAK ON A LOW MILEAGE CAR IMMEDIATELY AFTER COIL SPRING REPLACEMENT UNLESS THEY DID SOMETHING WRONG TO THE VEHICLE TO CAUSE IT. TYNAN'S NISSAN IS EITHER NOT DOING THE RECALL REPAIRS PROPERLY, OR THEY PURPOSELY DAMAGED OUR CAR FOR THE PURPOSE OF TAKING OUR MONEY. EITHER WAY WE FEEL THEY SHOULD NO LONGER BE ALLOWED TO DO RECALL REPAIRS IF THEY CANNOT DO THEM WITHOUT CAUSING DAMAGES.

Mileage: 74,000

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN VERSA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 17V449000 (AIR BAGS), 17V028000 (AIR BAGS), AND 15V573000 (SUSPENSION). THE PARTS FOR THE RECALL REPAIRS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR WAS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT WAS UNSURE OF ANY FAILURE WITH THE VEHICLE'S SUSPENSION. THE CONTACTED CALLED SUNTRUP NISSAN (6000 S LINDBERGH BLVD, ST LOUIS, MO 632123) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE PART FOR THE RECALL REPAIR WOULD BE UNAVAILABLE UNTIL SPRING OF 2018. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

Mileage: 120,000

VEHICLE EXPERIENCES KNOCKING IN THE STEERING COLUMN AT LOW SPEEDS/STATIONARY WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL CLOCKWISE AND COUNTER CLOCKWISE. THIS KNOCKING SYMPTOM IS AMPLIFIED WHEN VEHICLE TRAVELS OVER UNEVEN SURFACE AT ANY SPEED. WHEN BRAKING AT SPEEDS, THE STEERING WHEEL SHIFTS VIOLENTLY IN OPERATORS HANDS. ROTORS AND PADS AS WELL AS STRUT ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED IN AN ATTEMPT TO CORRECT THE ISSUE. SYMPTOMS CONTINUED AFTER THESE REPLACEMENTS. TIE ROD ENDS AND SWING BARS WERE LATER REPLACED WITH NO POSITIVE RESULTS. THIS LEAVE THE ASSUMPTION THAT THE ISSUE IS RELATED TO THE POWER STEERING SYSTEM. POSSIBLE DEFECT IN THE RACK AND PINION STEERING UNIT.

Mileage: 110,000

NHTSA # 16V349000 AIR BAG, NHTSA # 15V573000 SUSPENTION. AND TPSA TIRE PRESSURE MONITOR. ONLY ISSUE FAR IS WITH THE TPSA. IT STAYS ON, AFTER BEING RESETTED SEVERAL TIMES !NISSAN HAS NO CLUE HOW TO REMEDY THIS PROBLE.PASSENGER AIR BAG HAS BEEN TURNED OFF FOR SAFETY, HA H ! THANKS TAKATA! NISSAN SAYS THERE HAVING PROBLEMS GETTING RIGHT FRONT SWAY BAR. YA RIGHT!

Mileage: 149,000

I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE SAYING THAT MY DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG MADE BY TAKATA NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AND THAT PARTS WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE UNTIL THE SPRING OF 2018, AND THAT NISSAN WOULD SUPPLY ME WITH A LOANER CAR UNTIL THE PARTS WERE AVAILABLE, WHEN I TALKED TO THE DEALER SHIP THEY SAID THAT I'M NOT ELIGIBLE FOR A LOANER BECAUSE I'M ONLY 23 YEARS OLD, MEANING IF YOUR UNDER 25 IT'S OK TO DRIVE A CAR THAT COULD TAKE YOUR LIFE. ALSO I FOUND OUT THAT MY PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG AND FRONT SPRINGS HAVE A RECALL ON THEM THAT I WAS NEVER NOTIFIED ABOUT, SO MY QUESTION IS ARE COMPANY ALOUD TO LEAVE UNSAFE VEHICLE ON THE ROAD LEAVING ME TO HOPE NOTHING WILL HAPPEN BECAUSE OF MY AGE? I HAVE NO TICKETS OR ACCIDENTS AND I'VE BEEN DRIVING SENSE I WAS 16 YEARS OLD. THANK YOU [XXX] [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).'*JB

Mileage: 125,000

THIS CAR HAS THE NHTSA RECALL 15V-573 , WHICH IS FOR THE FRONT SPRING SUSPENSION. YOU GUYS HAVE TO DO THE REAR RECALL FOR THE REAR SPRINGS BECAUSE THEY'VE RUSTED. LIKE IN MY CAR, THEY'RE RUSTED AND IT ONLY HAS 56,890 MILES. SO MY CAR IS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE REAR SPRINGS. I'M SENDING THE PICTURES THAT I TOOK. THANKS SO MUCH.

Mileage: 56,900

FRONT COIL SPRING SHATTERED TEARING UP FRONT TIRE THIS EXACT PROBLEM WAS NOTED FOR VERSA IN RECALL 15V573000 DATE 09/14/2015. MY CAR WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. IT APPEARS THAT THE RECALL WAS TO LIMITED. AFTER GETTING CAR REPAIRED NISSAN HAS REFUSED TO PAY FOR MY REPAIR COSTS STATING THE CAR WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL. LUCKILY I PULLING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY WHEN THE SPRING EXPLODED. I THINK THE RECALL WAS TO LIMITED AND I SHOULD BE REIMBURSED TO MY EXPENSES.

Mileage: 58,257

MY CAR IS UNDER 100,000 MILES AND FAILED INSPECTION DUE TO SUB FRAME BUSHING MISSING. THE MECHANIC TOLD ME THESE PARTS USUALLY LAST FOR UP TO 200,000 MILES. HE ALSO TOLD ME MY TIRE COULD'VE COME RIGHT OFF THE CAR WITH THIS PART MISSING. THIS COULD'VE CAUSE A MAJOR ACCIDENT OR FATALITY! CAN YOU PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS. I'VE DOWN SOME RESEARCH AND HAVE FOUND LOTS OF VERSAS FROM 2007-2009 MODELS HAVE BEEN HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS.

Mileage: 98,000

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN VERSA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 17V028000 (AIR BAGS) AND 15V573000 (SUSPENSION). THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME FRAME TO SCHEDULE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE DEALER DID NOT GIVE A SPECIFIC DATE FOR WHEN THE PART WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER COULD NOT PROVIDE AN ESTIMATED DATE FOR WHEN THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WOULD RECEIVE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT WAS NOT EXPERIENCING A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN VERSA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V349000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART FOR THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT ALSO RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V573000 (SUSPENSION). ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, WHILE ATTEMPTING TO DRIVE, THE VEHICLE SHIFTED TOWARDS THE RIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE COIL SPRING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 24,612.

Mileage: 24,612

HEARD A THUNKING NOISE FROM RIGHT FRONT OF VEHICLE WHEN TURNING HARD RIGHT OR LEFT. TOOK TO SEARS WHERE I RECENTLY BOUGHT TIRES AND HAD ALIGNED AND THEY SAID RIGHT FRONT COIL SPRING BROKE, AND TO TAKE TO NEAREST NISSAN DEALER AS THEY CAN'T GET SPRING. SAW THAT 22 STATES AND OVER 200K NISSAN VERSAS WERE RECALLED ALREADY. NISSAN DEALER SAID NO RECALLS ON MY VEHICLE. I AM PAYING FOR REPAIR OUT OF POCKET. ONLY 77K MILES ON VEHICLE. A COIL SPRING SHOULD NOT BREAK WITH THIS FEW MILES. CAR WAS ORIGINALLY REGISTERED IN IDAHO WHERE SALT WAS USED. I LIVE IN WASHINGTON STATE WHERE IT GETS DOWN BELOW 20 DEGREES IN WINTER. I SHOULD NOT BE PAYING THIS OUT OF POCKET.

Mileage: 77,000

SUSPENSION & BUSHING { CRACKED RUBBER } WHEN TAKEN IN FOR FRONT COIL SPRING RECALL.

Mileage: 16,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN VERSA. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL NOISE NEAR THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT OBSERVED THAT THE VEHICLE SCRAPED THE GROUND. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE STRUT SPRINGS WERE FRACTURED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE TWO COIL SPRINGS AND FRONT STRUTS WERE REPLACED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V573000 (SUSPENSION). THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE STATE WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL STATES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 79,457.

Mileage: 79,457

MY VEHICLE HAS LONG TIME PROBLEM OF SPRINGS. LAST TIME I WAS DRIVING AT 45 MPH SPEED THE FRONT SPRING BROKE, CAUSING SEVERE DAMAGE OF FRONT TIRE. AFTER LONG TIME NISSAN RECALLED FRONT SPRING. BUT I HAVE REAR SPRING BROKE AGAIN . MY REAR SPRING BROKE AFTER I TRY TO DRIVE FROM PARKING LOT. I HAVE TALKED TO NISSAN NORTH AMERICA THEY ARE NOT WILLING TO HELP CUSTOMER. BROKEN SPRING PROBLEM IS A PART OF NISSAN VERSA. IT IS DANGEROUS AND I CANT TRUST MY CAR.

Mileage: 2

I AM A US MARINE SERVING IN GERMANY. NISSAN HAS BEEN REFUSING TO REPLACE MY FRONT SPRINGS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE RECALL BECAUSE I AM NOT IN NORTH AMERICA. LAST MONTH ONE OF THEM BROKE ON THE HIGHWAY. LUCKILY, NO ONE WAS HURT.

Mileage: 50,000

A RECALL WAS DONE ON THE FRONT SPRING COILS. I TOOK MY CAR IN TO HAVE RECALL COMPLETED ONLY TO FIND OUT MY BACK SPRING COILS ARE ALSO DAMAGED. I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY THE FRONT CAN BE RECALLED AND THE BACK COILS ARE ALSO DEFECTED THE REASONING WHY THEY ARE NOT UNDER A RECALL.

Mileage: 87,000

I SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT AND WENT TO CONTINENTAL NISSAN 5750 S LA GRANGE RD COUNTRYSIDE IL ON JULY 11, 2016. THE DEALERSHIP STATED THAT IF THEY BELIEVE CORRODED PARTS NEED TO BE REPLACED, I WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THEIR COST. I SPOKE TO [XXX] MY CASE #[XXX], SHE BEING A REPRESENTATIVE OF NISSAN ASSURED ME AS THE LETTER STATES: "THIS REPAIR IS FREE OF CHARGE FOR PARTS AND LABOR." THE DISCREPANCY FORCED ME TO LEAVE THE DEALERSHIP WITHOUT REPAID. TWO ADDITIONAL CALLS WERE PLACED TO [XXX] ON 7/11/2016 ASKING FOR COORDINATION WITH THE DEALERSHIP IN ORDER TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. I HAD TO WAIT THREE WEEKS IN ORDER TO GET THE VEHICLE INTO ANY LOCAL DEALERSHIP. THE CAR IS DISABLED WITH A BROKEN COIL SPRING AND HAS BEEN TOWED WITHOUT REPAIR. A SEVEN YEAR OLD VEHICLE EXPOSED TO ILLINOIS WINTERS SHOULD HAVE CORRODED PARTS. I REVIEWED THE PART COST THROUGH NISSAN WITH MY VIN AND THE COIL SPRING COST IS ROUGHLY $5.63 OR $6.00. THE ADDITIONAL PARTS WITHIN THE FRONT SUSPENSION VARY FROM $11.51 THROUGH $354.20. THE DEALERSHIP MENTIONED A HALF DAY OF LABOR IN ADDITION TO COST OF THE SUSPENSION PARTS. THE RECALL LETTER SAYS APPROXIMATELY 3 HOURS FOR REPAIR AT NO COST. WHY WOULD I HAVE TO PAY FOR A RECALL? THE FACT THAT THE RECALL CAME 7 YEARS AFTER THE 2009 MANUFACTURED CAR IS VERY CONCERNING. I ASK THAT THE CAR BE TOWED AT NISSAN'S COST AND REPAIRED AT NISSAN'S COST IMMEDIATELY! I IMAGINE THAT MANY OTHER CONSUMERS HAVE RUN INTO THIS ISSUE AND WONDER IF A CLASS ACTION SUIT IS NECESSARY TO PROMPT THE MANUFACTURER TO DO AS THEY STATE IN WRITING AND OVER THE PHONE. I REQUEST AN INVESTIGATION OF CURRENT PRACTICES OF PROCESS AND POLICIES. I BELIEVE MY HUMAN RIGHTS HAVE BEEN VIOLATED BASED ON THE IMPACT OF THEIR BUSINESS OPERATIONS AND SERVICES. THANK YOU INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

VEHICLE FAILED VIRGINIA SATE INSPECTION CITING BOTH RIGHT AND LEFT FRONT BALL JOINTS NEEDING REPLACED. THIS VEHICLE HAS JUST OVER 50,000 MILES AND IT SEEMS ODD THAT BOTH BALL JOINTS HAVE FAILED AT SUCH A LOW MILEAGE. WITH NISSANS RECALL OF OTHER PARTS OF THE FRONT END THIS SEEMS LIKE ANOTHER PART FAILURE.

Mileage: 50,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN VERSA. WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, THE VEHICLE MADE A CLUNKING NOISE AND BEGAN TO SWERVE. THE CONTACT PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER AND NOTICED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE FRAME WAS CLOSER TO THE TIRE THAN NORMAL. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A CERTIFIED MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE COIL SPRINGS WERE FRACTURED AND DETACHED. THE COIL SPRINGS AND STRUTS WERE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT FOUND NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V573000 (SUSPENSION) THAT WAS DIRECTLY RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS INVALID. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,000.

Mileage: 62,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN VERSA. WHILE BACKING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY, THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL LOUD CRACKING NOISE UNDER THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT EXITED THE VEHICLE AND INSPECTED, BUT DID NOT NOTICE ANY ABNORMALITIES AT THAT TIME. THE CONTACT STOPPED AT A FUEL STATION AND NOTICED A COIL SPRING UNDER THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT IT WAS NOT CLEAR IF IT WAS THE REAR OR FRONT COIL SPRINGS FAILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 52,000.

Mileage: 52,000

LOUD CLUNKING/POPPING NOISE COMING FROM FRONT OF CAR WHILE DRIVING.

Mileage: 70,000

NISSAN CURRENTLY HAS A CAMPAIGN OPEN TO REPLACE FRONT COIL SPRINGS IN NORTHERN STATES. MY REAR COIL SPRING IS ALSO CRACKED/BROKEN AND NISSAN IS REFUSING TO REPLACE IT.

Mileage: 83,000

MY NISSAN VERSA WAS RECALLED LAST YEAR FOR FAULTY COIL SPRINGS. THE LETTER SAID THAT PARTS WILL BE READY IN JANUARY 2016. I MADE AN APPOINTMENT WITH MY DEALER TO HAVE THE PARTS ORDERED AND REPLACED. IT IS ALMOST APRIL 2016 AND THE PARTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE. I CALL MY DEALER ONCE A MONTH, THEY HAVE NOW CHOSEN TO SCREEN THEIR PHONE CALLS AND WILL NOT ANSWER ANY SERVICE CALLS ABOUT THE RECALL. I THINK THAT NISSAN IS NOT PREPARED TO HANDLE THIS RECALL ON THE VERSA.

2 REAR SPRINGS BROKE WHILE DRIVING IN CITY (ALREADY HAD FRONT SPRINGS REPLACED DUE TO RECALL)

Mileage: 81,870

I HAVE NISSAN VERSA SINCE 2009.I BOUGHT IT BRAND NEW FROM NISSAN OF RENO. SINCE LAST YEAR FRON DRIVER SIDE BROKEN COIL SPRING.NOW IT HAPPEND AGAIN ON PASSANGER SIDE SPRING BROKE. I CALL DELER TO FIND OUT WHY DID IT BROKE BOTH OF SPRING WITH IN ONE YEAR. THEY HAVE NO ANSWER

Mileage: 5

COIL SPRING RUSTED AND BROKE.

Mileage: 108,000

MY NISSAN VERSA WAS RECALLED FOR FRONT SPRINGS TO BE REPLACED. I HAD ALREADY HAD THE SPRINGS REPLACED BECAUSE THEY BROKE. I WAS INFORMED THAT I HAD TO HAVE THE SPRINGS REPLACED AGAIN TO SATISFY THE RECALL. THE STRUTS WERE RUSTED OUT, BUT WERE NOT PART OF THE RECALL. I HAD TO PAY TO HAVE THE STRUTS REPLACED WHEN THE DEALERSHIP BROKE THEM REMOVING THEM TO REPLACE THE SPRINGS. THE STRUTS AND SPRINGS ARE ONE UNIT AND SHOULD HAVE BEEN PART OF THE RECALL. THE SPRINGS DID NOT NEED REPLACED. I WAS CHARGED OVER $250 FOR A RECALL REPAIR THAT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE COVERED BY NISSAN.

Mileage: 130,000

DRIVER SIDE FRONT COIL SPRING BROKE WHILE DRIVING. APPEARED TO BE VERY RUSTED.

Mileage: 108,000

A LARGE PIECE OF THE FRONT COIL SPRING ON THE PASSENGER SIDE BROKE AND FELL OFF ON THE ROAD, AS I BACKED OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY AND TURNED INTO THE STREET. I HEARD A CLUNK IN THE FRONT AND SOMETHING FALLING ON THE ROAD. THE REMAINING SPRING ON THE CAR WAS STILL IN PLACE. I HAD MY REPAIR SHOP REPLACE THE SPRINGS.

Mileage: 119,758

THE DRIVERS SIDE FRONT SUSPENSION COIL SPRING FRACTURE IN MY MODEL YEAR 2009 NISSAN VERSA RUSTED/CORRODED AND BROKE WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 70MPH. THE NOISE WAS APPARENT AND THE CAR IMMEDIATELY BEGAN PULLING SLIGHTLY TO THE LEFT. I PULLED OVER TO EXAMINE THE VEHICLE AND COULD NOT FIND ANY SPECIFIC REASON FOR THE NOISE AND CONTINUED HOME. I TOOK THE CAR INTO MCCARTHY NISSAN AND WAS TOLD THAT THE FRONT COIL SPRING HAD RUSTED/CORRODED AND CRACKED AND THAT DRIVING THE CAR IN THAT CONDITION WAS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND REQUIRED IMMEDIATE REPLACEMENT OF THE FRONT COILS.

Mileage: 98,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN VERSA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, THE FRONT AND REAR COIL SPRINGS FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO REPLACED THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT COIL SPRING, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO REPLACED THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE COIL SPRING. ON ANOTHER OCCASION, THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO INDICATED THAT THE REAR COIL SPRINGS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT LATER RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V573000 (SUSPENSION) AND WAS CONCERNED THAT THE RECALL REMEDY WOULD FAIL TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,985. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT. UPDATED 02/05/16*LJ *CN

Mileage: 25,985

ON 10/15/2015 WENT TO NISSAN DEALER FOR ROUTINE OIL CHANGE(MILEAGE 50938)DURING INSPECTION MECHANIC FOUND BOTH LOWER CONTROL ARMS O SUSPENSION BAD AND WAS REPLACED AT THE COST OF $895.24 ALSO 4 WHEEL ALIGNMENT WAS WAS DONE AT THE COST OF $109.95.WHEN BACK HOME I LOOK FOR RECALLS ON SUSPENSION SYSTEM ON NISSAN VERSA AND FIND OUT THAT THERE IS RECALL ON COIL SPRINGS EFFECTIVE AS OF 09/14/2015.AT THE TIME OF SERVICE I WAS NOT INFORMED BY THE DEALER ABOUT THIS RECALL AND WHEN I CONTACTED THEM AND ASK WHEN COILS WILL BE REPLACED I WAS TOLD THAT THEY DON'T HAVE PARTS AND I HAVE TO WAIT TILL NOV/DEC 2015 FOR THE COILS TO BE REPLACED.DO SOME RESEARCH RE:LOWER CONTROL ARMS FAILURE ON NISSAN VERSA AND FIND THAT IT MAY BE RELATED TO COILS FAILURE AS IT IS PART OF THE SUSPENSION SYSTEM INTERCONNECTED TO SPRING COILS.CORROSION OF COILS CAN CAUSE THE TENSION ON THE SPRINGS TO FAIL AND CAUSE THE OTHER PARTS OF THE SUSPENSION TO GO BAD LIKE IN MY CASE.I MY BE LUCKY THAT COILS ON MY CAR NOT BROKE OFF YET BUT FOR SURE THEY ALL READY COST ME A LOT OF MONEY AND MAY COST ME MORE BECAUSE THE PROBLEM IS NOT FIX YET.GET IN TOUCH WITH NISSAN BUT WAS TOLD THAT EVEN THE ARMS ARE THE PART OF SUSPENSION SYSTEM INTERCONNECTED TO COILS-THE COILS ARE NOT CAUSE OF ARMS FAILURE.I DO NOT AGREE WITH NISSAN OPINION ON THIS AND I TOLD THEM THAT I WILL FILE COMPLAINT TO NHTSA. BECAUSE OF NISSAN REFUSAL TO ACCEPT THEY FAULT AND SOLVE THE ISSUE I DO NOT HAVE OTHER OPTION LEFT BUT FILE COMPLAINT AND MAKE OTHER NISSAN VERSA OWNERS AWARE ABOUT THE PROBLEM THEY MAY HAVE WITH THEIR CARS AS I DID.

SOMEONE TOLD ME THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON MY CAR FOR THE SUSPENSION

2009 NISSAN VERSA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE COIL SPRINGS FRACTURE ISSUES. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING, SHE HIT A SMALL POTHOLE AND HEARD A LOUD BANG. THE CONSUMER AND HER HUSBAND THOUGHT IT WAS A FLAT TIRE, BUT AFTER PULLING OVER, THEY DID NOT SEE ANYTHING. THEY CONTINUED TO DRIVE, BUT THEN THEY HEARD ANOTHER STRANGE NOISE AND SMELLED BURNING RUBBER. BY THE TIME THE CONSUMER PULLED INTO THE DRIVEWAY, THE TIRE ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WAS BURNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED BOTH FRONT SPRINGS WERE BROKEN ON THE RIGHT SIDE. THE CONSUMER STATED A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO, THE LEFT REAR SPRING WAS REPLACED. ALSO, THE MUFFLER WAS REPLACED TWICE. *JB

MY PASSENGER SIDE FRONT SPRING BROKE AND SPEARED MY TIRE, LUCKILY WHILE I WAS PARKING. WHEN I GOT IT TOWED TO THE MECHANIC, THEY SHOWED ME THAT THE LEFT SPRING WAS CRACKED AND READY TO BREAK AS WELL. I HAD TO PAY TO HAVE BOTH REPLACED. MECHANIC INFORMED ME THAT THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE. I'M VERY CONCERNED THAT THIS MIGHT HAPPEN AGAIN WHILE I'M DRIVING WITH MY 8 YEAR OLD IN THE CAR.

Mileage: 50,000

FRONT DRIVERS SIDE SPRING BROKE WHILE CAR WAS PARKED IN DRIVEWAY. FOUND LOWER PART OF THE COIL SPRING ON THE GROUND.

Mileage: 50,500

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN VERSA. WHILE AT A COMPLETED STOP, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD ABNORMAL POPPING NOISE UNDER THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT GOT OUT TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT THE COIL SPRING FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

Mileage: 120,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN VERSA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE COIL SPRING FRACTURED AND FLATTENED THE TIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 94,000.

Mileage: 94,000

I WAS PULLING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY AND HEARD A LOUD SCRATCHING NOISE AND THEN MY TIRE WENT FLAT. CUT THE INSIDE OF THE TIRE. 2 WEEKS LATER WENT TO MY MECHANIC FOR SOMETHING ELSE AND HE SAID THE REAR SPRING WAS BROKE AND SO WAS THE OTHER FRONT. GRATEFUL THAT NOTHING HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHER SPEED

Mileage: 138,900

AS I WAS DRIVING, SUDDENLY MY TIRE BLEW. THERE WAS A LOAD NOISE. I HAD TO PULL OVER RIGHT AWAY. WHEN WE TOOK THE TIRE OFF THERE WAS A GASH SURROUNDING THE ENTIRE TIRE. WHEN I WENT TO GET NEW TIRES, I WAS TOLD THAT THE SPRING WAS BROKEN AND THAT IT WAS THE CAUSE OF MY TIRE BLOWING. THEY SAID IT WAS VERY UNUSUAL FOR A SPRING AND STRUT TO HAVE TO BE REPLACED WITH MY CAR BEING NOT THAT OLD WITH NOT THAT MANY MILES ON IT.

Mileage: 77,460

PULLING OUT OF PARKING LOT AFTER WORK AND HEARD A LOUD CLUNK FROM FRONT OF CAR. RIGHT SIDE OF CARE WAS SITTING LOWER THEN LEFT SIDE, MECHANIC SAID SPRING BROKE. SAME THING HAPPENED 2 WEEKS AGO TO OTHER SIDE OF CAR AND HAD THAT FRONT SPRING AND STRUT REPLACED AND CAR ALIGNED. IF THIS IS HAPPENING FREQUENTLY, WHY NO RECALL. WILL HAVE THE REAR COIL SPRINGS CHECKED WHEN I GET THE CAR INSPECTED BUT AFTER THESE 2 REPAIR BILLS AND OF COURSE MY WARRANTLY HAD RUN OUT AND I DID NOT EXTEND. WHO WOULD THINK THAT A CARE I BOUGHT NEW, WELL MAINTAINED AND WITH ONLY 22000 MILES WOULD HAVE THIS HAPPEN.

Mileage: 22,000

AFTER DROPPING MY VEHICLE AT THE DEALER FOR OTHER SERVICE, I WAS NOTIFIED THAT THE LEFT FRONT SPRING WAS BROKEN, AND THAT THE AXLE BOOT WAS LEAKING. BOTH NECESSITATED REPLACEMENT.

Mileage: 86,490

MY CAR WAS AT JONES JUNCTION NISSAN ON 1/31/15 FOR A ROUTINE OIL CHANGE AND BRAKE PAD REPLACEMENT. WHEN THE TECH LOWERED THE CAR FROM THE LIST THE SHOCK COIL ON THE DRIVER SIDE SNAPPED. WE REPLACED IT AND THOUGHT IT WAS A FLUKE ACCIDENT. 8 MONTHS LATER ON 8/10/15, AT SOME POINT WHILE MY CAR WAS SITTING IN THE COMPANY PARKING LOT OF MY WORK BUILDING THE PASSENGER SIDE SHOCK COIL SNAPPED. I DIDN'T NOTICE THE ISSUE UNTIL PULLING OUT OF THE PARKING LOT AND HEARING THE SOUND OF METAL ON METAL. ONCE THE CAR WAS TOWED TO JONES WE SAW IT WAS THE OTHER COIL SNAPPING. WHILE MAKING REPAIRS WE DISCOVERED THAT NISSAN HAS ALMOST 100 REGISTERED COMPLAINTS FOR THESE COILS SNAPPING. YOU CAN ADD ME TO THE LIST.

Mileage: 50,935

DRIVER SIDE FRONT COIL SPRING BROKE WHILE DRIVING, RUBBING FRONT TIRE, TOWED TO NISSAN DEALER 07-31-15 - TAMAROFF NISSAN - SOUTHFIELD, MI. CAR HAS ONLY SLIGHTLY MORE THAN 25,000 MILES, ASKED NISSAN DEALERSHIP IF THIS WAS A RECALL OR AN ISSUE PART, THEY SAID NO, AND THAT THIS REPAIR WAS NOT COVERED, I ASKED THAT IT BE REFERRED TO NISSAN CORPORATE CUSTOMER SERVICE, WHICH THEY DID. I DID NOT HEAR BACK FROM NISSAN CORP. CUSTOMER SERVICE UNTIL 08-14-15 NOTING THE COIL SPRING REPLACEMENT WAS NOT COVERED, AND THAT MY REQUEST WAS DENIED. I AGAIN ASKED THAT IT BE ESCALATED TO THE NEXT SUPERVISOR LEVEL FOR REVIEW. AS OF THIS DATE MY CAR IS STILL AT THE DEALERSHIP.

Mileage: 25,200

I WAS ROUTINELY PULLING INTO MY DRIVEWAY, AND I HEARD A SINGLE PING/KNOCK SOUND, IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWED BY A GRINDING NOISE, COMING FROM THE FRONT RIGHT OF THE CAR. THE CAR INSTANTLY BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. UPON IMMEDIATE INSPECTION, I COULD SEE THAT THE LOWER PART OF THE COIL SPRING HAD BROKEN CLEANLY. THE REMAINING PORTION OF THE SPRING HAD COME AWAY FROM THE METAL RESTRAINING PLATE, AND WAS EXTENDING AGAINST THE INSIDE TOP PART OF THE TIRE. THE METAL DID NOT PUNCTURE THE TIRE, BUT IT IS SIGNIFICANTLY INDENTING THE RUBBER. THE CAR IS NOT DRIVEABLE. FURTHERMORE, THE LEFT COIL SPRING, IN THE SAME RELATIVE PLACE, SHOWS SIGNIFICANT CORROSION, AND DOES NOT LOOK SAFE FOR DRIVING. COIL SPRINGS ARE EXPECTED TO LAST THE LIFETIME OF A CAR-- ESPECIALLY ONE WELL CARED FOR AND DRIVEN IN ALMOST IDEAL CONDITIONS, LIKE MINE. I HAVE NEVER HAD A COIL SPRING BREAK ON ME. THIS IS NO COINCIDENCE, AS THE SECOND ONE APPEARS TO BE FAULTY AS WELL. I CAN ONLY FEEL GRATEFUL THAT THIS DIDN'T HAPPEN WHILE I WAS DRIVING WITH MY FAMILY ON THE HIGHWAY. HAS THIS OCCURRED ON THE HIGHWAY, THE TIRE WOULD HAVE SURELY BLOWN OUT, AND I WOULD HAVE LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. NISSAN NEEDS TO STEP UP AND RECALL THESE SPRINGS BEFORE SOMEONE LOSES THEIR LIFE! I WILL NEED TO HAVE MY SUSPENSION REPAIRED, AS WELL AS POSSIBLY MY FRONT RIGHT TIRE. I WHOLLY EXPECT NISSAN TO PICK UP THE TAB FOR THIS.

Mileage: 23,899

BOTH FRONT SPRINGS SHATTERED, AND PARTS OF THE SPRINGS WERE LOOSE AROUND THE STRUTS AND FELL OFF THE CAR.

Mileage: 110,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN VERSA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, A LOUD ABNORMAL SOUND EMITTED FROM THE VEHICLE AND THE STEERING BECAME DIFFICULT TO STEER. THE VEHICLE WAS MERGED OVER TO A GAS STATION WHERE AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THAT THE FRONT SHOCK ABSORBER SPRING FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000. ...UPDATED 11/04/15 *BF *CN

Mileage: 30,000

MY WIFE HAD JUST BACKED OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY AND STARTED DRIVING DOWN OUR ROAD. JUST AS SHE STARTED SHE HEARD A LOUD NOISE AND THE CAR STEERING BECAME DIFFICULT. THERE IS A SERVICE STATION 1/8TH MILE FROM OUR HOUSE. SHE DROVE THE CAR EXTREMELY SLOWLY (5MPH) TO THE STATION AND HAD THE MECHANIC CHECK THE CAR. THE MECHANIC TURNED THE STEERING WHEEL AND ONE OF THE FRONT SUSPENSION SHOCK ABSORBER SPRINGS FELL OUT OF THE CAR - BROKEN INTO TWO PIECES. IT HAD FATIGUED AND CATASTROPHICALLY FAILED. THE MECHANIC INFORMED HER THAT SHE WAS VERY LUCKY THIS DID NOT HAPPEN WHEN SHE WAS DRIVING NORMAL SPEED AS IT COULD HAVE SLICED THE TIRE AND CAUSED A BLOW OUT AT HIGH SPEED. I CALLED NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS TO REPORT THE INCIDENT AND THEY INFORMED ME THERE WAS NO RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE AND THAT SINCE THE CAR WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY THE REPAIR COST WAS MY RESPONSIBILITY. IT COST APPROX $650 TO REPLACE BOTH FRONT SUSPENSION UNITS.

Mileage: 30,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN VERSA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FELT ABNORMALLY LOWER. THE CONTACT STOPPED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT THE COIL SPRING WAS FRACTURED IN TWO PLACES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 57,000.

Mileage: 57,000

RIGHT FRONT COIL SPRING, ALIGNMENT THRUST BROKEN WHEN BACKING OUT OF DRIVEWAY INTO ROAD.

Mileage: 80,643

AS I WAS DRIVING, AT 40 MPH I HEARD A LOUD NOISE I PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND I SEE A PIECE OF MY SPRING ON THE ROAD I HAD MY VEHICLE TOWED TO A SHOP AND I AM TOLD THAT I NEED BOTH FRONT SPRINGS REPLACED, AND BALL JOINTS PLEASE NOTE THE BALL JOINTS WERE JUST DONE SO I AM CONCERNED IF THE SPRING COIL HAD ANYTHING TO DO WITH THIS ISSUE, THERE WAS NO RUST ON OR NEAR THE SPRING AND PRIOR TO THIS BREAKING, THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVING TO ITS NORMAL STANDARDS.

Mileage: 114,000

:WHILE PULLING INTO THE PARKING LOT AT WORK (THANKFULLY WAS NOT DRIVING ON A ROAD OR AT FULL SPEED), MY FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE SNAPPED OUT OF PLACE. AT FIRST, WE THOUGHT IT WAS A BALL JOINT, BUT ONCE IT WAS BROUGHT TO THE GARAGE, I WAS TOLD THAT THE SPRING HAD SNAPPED AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED ON BOTH SIDES, TO THE TUNE OF 1400 DOLLARS. WHILE I AM THANKFUL THAT I WASN'T DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY OR NEAR PEDESTRIANS (I WORK IN A CITY), HAVING THIS HAPPEN ON A 6 YEAR OLD CAR SEEMS A LITTLE SUSPICIOUS. I HOPE THERE IS SOME SORT OF RECALL AND WOULD LOVE TO KNOW IF NISSAN IS WILLING TO REIMBURSE THE 1400 I UNEXPECTEDLY HAD TO PAY.

Mileage: 92,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN VERSA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, AN ABNORMAL NOISE EMITTED FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE AND IT BEGAN TO BOUNCE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE LEAF SPRING WAS FRACTURED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER ALSO SUGGESTED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE LEAF SPRING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO SEVERE CORROSION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. IN ADDITION, THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE CONTROL ARMS WERE REPLACED DUE TO CORROSION. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 46,000.

Mileage: 46,000

MY WIFE'S 2009 NISSAN VERSA DRIVERS SIDE FRONT END COLLAPSED ONTO HER TIRE LAST YEAR IN THE LAST WEEK OF JUNE 2014. WHEN I ENTERED THE VEHICLE AND PLACED THE GEAR INTO DRIVE THE FRONT DRIVER END COLLAPSED ON THE TIRE AND A PIECE OF THE METAL STRUT FELL OUT OF THE CAR ONTO THE PAVEMENT. WE CONTACTED THE COMPANY AND NISSAN FINALLY DECIDED TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR AFTER WE THREATENED TO TAKE LEGAL ACTION. WE ASKED THE DEALER MECHANIC WHO REPAIRED THE SHOCK/STRUT THAT WE WERE NOW CONCERNED THAT THE OTHER SIDE WOULD BE FAULTY AND IF IT WAS SAFE AND/OR IT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. HE SAID HE CHECKED IT AND IT WAS FINE. SURE ENOUGH JUST A LITTLE MORE THAN 1 YEAR FROM THEN MY PREGNANT WIFE WAKES UP TO FIND THE FRONT END OF HER CAR COLLAPSED ON THE PASSENGER SIDE WHILE BEING PARKED IN OUR DRIVEWAY. WE ARE EXTREMELY FORTUNATE THAT NEITHER ONE OF US WAS DRIVING THE CAR WHEN BOTH OF THESE INCIDENTS OCCURRED. I AM CURRENTLY TRYING TO DEAL WITH NISSAN NOW TO RECTIFY THIS SITUATION BUT FELT IT NECESSARY TO WARN OTHERS THAT THIS IS A GROWING PROBLEM AND A SEVERE CONCERN TO THE SAFETY AND WELFARE OF ALL WHO DRIVE.

Mileage: 34,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN VERSA. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE COIL SPRING FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE COIL SPRING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 94,000.

Mileage: 94,000

THE LEFT FRONT COIL SPRING BROKE WHILE STANDING IN OUR DRIVEWAY. PART OF IT SHOT IN TO THE SIDE OF OUR HOUSE. THANK GOD WE WEREN'T ON THE HIWAY AND HAVE THE BROKEN SPRING SHRED OUR TIRE. I HAVE SEEN MANY COMPLAINTS OF THIS CAR MODEL'S SPRINGS BREAKING ON YOUR WEB SITE. WHY NO RECALL?

Mileage: 73,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN VERSA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, HE DISCOVERED THAT THE FRONT LEFT COIL SPRING WAS FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 94,200. UPDATED 09/10/15*LJ UPDATED 11/06/2017*CN

Mileage: 94,200

I WAS DRIVING SLOWLY, AROUND 20 MPH, AND EXITING MY WORKPLACE WHEN I HEARD A SUDDEN LOUD NOISE (LIKE A CLANG) FROM THE FRONT AREA OF MY CAR. I THOUGHT I HAD HIT SOMETHING, BUT I STOPPED TO LOOK AND THERE WERE NO POT HOLES OR ANYTHING AROUND THE CAR THAT I COULD HAVE HIT. I TRIED TO CONTINUE HOME, AS I LIVE VERY CLOSE TO A SHOP AND WAS GOING TO HAVE THE CAR LOOKED AT... BUT LESS THAN A MILE LATER THE CAR BEGAN TO SMOKE FROM THE PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL. I PULLED OFF THE ROAD AND HAD TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED LAST NIGHT. TODAY I FOUND OUT IT WAS THE COIL SPRING, WHICH HAD SNAPPED OFF AND WAS DIGGING INTO MY TIRE. NOW I HAVE TO HAVE TO THE COIL REPLACED AND PURCHASE A NEW TIRE -- THE ONE I HAVE IS NEARLY SHREDDED. WHILE I'M DISAPPOINTED THAT I'M JUST OUTSIDE MY 5/60 WARRANTY (CURRENTLY AT APPROX. 63,000 MILES), I FEEL INCREDIBLY FORTUNATE THAT THIS DIDN'T HAPPEN ON THE INTERSTATE BECAUSE I COULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUSLY INJURED OR KILLED BY THIS MALFUNCTION. THERE WAS NO WARNING THAT IT WAS ABOUT TO HAPPEN, I JUST HAPPENED TO BE GOING FAIRLY SLOW WHEN IT DID.

Mileage: 63,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN VERSA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE NEAR THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT CONTINUED TO DRIVE FOR APPROXIMATELY ONE MILE UNTIL THERE WAS ANOTHER LOUD POP HEARD FROM THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER AND DISCOVERED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE WAS SLICED 360 DEGREES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SPARE TIRE WAS INSTALLED AND THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE COIL SPRING FRACTURED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 83,000.

Mileage: 83,000

WHILE DRIVING ON A COUNTRY SIDE ROAD AT 40 MILES PER HOUR, PASSENGER SIDE COIL SPRING BROKE WITHOUT WARNING AFTER A SMALL HILL TOP (WHILE THE CAR WAS COMPRESSING THE SUSPENSION) AND TORE THE SIDEWALL OF THE FRONT RIGHT TIRE. THE TIRE INSTANTLY DEFLATED, THE RIM PUNCHED HARD INTO THE GROUND RESULTING IN A TEMPORARY LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE MANAGED TO STAY ON THE ROAD. CAR WILL NEED A NEW RIGHT SUSPENSION AND SOME REPAIR TO THE FRONT BUMPER (SCRATCH MARKS).

Mileage: 62,311

CAR WAS SETTING IN THE PARKING LOT. OPENED THE DOOR TO GET IN. HEARD SOMETHING HIT THE PAVEMENT. LOOKED UNDER THE CAR AND FOUND PART OF THE LEFT FRONT COIL SPRING ON THE GROND.

Mileage: 105,000

PART OF THE COIL SPRING BROKE FROM MY 2009 NISSAN VERSA AND FELL OFF IN MY DRIVEWAY. WHEN I EXPLORED WHERE IT HAD COME FROM I REALIZED THAT BOTH FRONT COIL SPRINGS HAD SNAPPED OFF AT THE BOTTOM. THE FIRST PIECE OF BROKEN COIL SPRING I DID NOT REALIZE HAD COME OFF AND THE SECOND ONE LUCKILY BROKE OFF WHILE IN THE DRIVEWAY.

Mileage: 45,000

THE COIL SPRING ON MY FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE BROKE IN TWO AND THEN MOVED OUT OF PLACE TO DAMAGE AND EVENTUALLY POP MY TIRE (IN A MATTER OF MINUTES). THE EDGES OF THE BREAK ON THE SPRING ARE VERY JAGGED AND TORE AWAY THE RUBBER FROM MY TIRE AS I WAS DRIVING.

Mileage: 75,000

SECOND TIME IN A MONTH A SUSPENSION COIL SPRING BROKE ON MY NISSON. FIRST ONE WAS THE PASSENGER FRONT SIDE AND ON SUNDAY THE DRIVE'S FRONT SIDE AS I WAS PULLING OUT OF THE GARAGE.

Mileage: 79,000

BACKING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY I HEARD A GRINDING NOISE, AND WHEN I GOT DOWN TO THE STREET AND PUT IT INTO DRIVE, I HEARD A LOUD POP AND PING FROM THE FRONT END OF THE PASSENGER SIDE. PART OF THE PASSENGER SIDE SPRING HAD BROKEN OFF. I PULLED IT IMMEDIATELY BACK INTO THE DRIVEWAY. UPON INSPECTION, I FOUND A PIECE OF THE SPRING IN THE ROAD AND NOTED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT OF THE CAR WAS LOWER THAN THE OTHER. I CALLED A TOW TRUCK, HAD IT TOWED TO MY MECHANIC AND THEY FOUND THAT THE SPRING HAD INDEED BROKEN OFF. THE SPRING WAS NOT RUSTY, IT IS CURRENTLY 6 YEARS OLD AND HAS ONLY 45K MILES ON IT. SINCE THERE ARE NO AFTERMARKET PARTS FOR THIS AND NISSAN SELLS SPRING, MOUNT, STRUT (NOT AN ASSEMBLY), THEY ARE FORCED TO PUT ON ALL NISSAN PARTS WHICH MAKES ME NERVOUS THAT IT WILL HAPPEN AGAIN. THE MECHANIC ADVISED I WAS EXTREMELY LUCKY THIS DID NOT HAPPEN WHILE I WAS DRIVING AS THE SPRING HAD GONE THROUGH THE STRUT AND WAS VERY CLOSE TO SHREDDING THE TIRE. UPON RESEARCHING THIS TO SEE IF THERE WAS A RECALL, I COULD NOT BELIEVE THE AMOUNT OF COMPLAINTS I FOUND ABOUT THE VERY SAME THING HAPPENING TO OTHER PEOPLE. I HOPE NISSAN STEPS UP OR IS FORCED TO DO A RECALL AND REIMBURSES ME, AS I HAD BOTH SIDES REPLACED AND IT COST ME $1266, NOT INCLUDING THE $80 FOR TOWING. I AM JUST THANKFUL IT DIDN'T HAPPEN WHILE I WAS DRIVING, AS IT HAS HAPPENED TO OTHERS. *TR ...UPDATED 07/30/15 *BF UPDATED 9/24/2015*JS

Mileage: 45,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN VERSA. WHILE DRIVING AT 15 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE SUSPENSION FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER, BUT WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,200.

Mileage: 35,200

DRIVING ALONG, HEARD A LOUD POP AS I TURNED ONTO A MAJOR ROADWAY. THE CAR WAS PULLING VERY BADLY TO THE LEFT SIDE AND COULD BARELY STOP THE VEHICLE. HAD TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED HOME AND THE STRUTS REPLACED ON THE CAR. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON AND VERY COSTLY ISSUE. I WAS QUOTED $930 TO HAVE THIS ISSUE RESOLVED. NOT A HAPPY NISSAN OWNER.

Mileage: 142,819

WHILE TRAVELLING AT SPEEDS OF 35-45 MPH NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM VEHICLE (DISTANCE TRAVELLED 2.2 MILES FROM ORIGIN). AFTER NOTICING SMOKE, IMMEDIATELY PROCEEDED TO SLOW DOWN IN ORDER TO PULLOVER TO SIDE OF ROAD. AS SOON AS BEGAN TO DECELERATE, HEARD A LOUD NOISE AND THE FRONT OF THE CAR DROPPED - THIS WAS DUE TO THE TIRE FAILING. ONCE PULLED OVER, WAS ABLE TO INSPECT AND DETERMINE THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE COIL SPRING HAD FAILED AND WAS CONTACTING THE TIRE. FAILURE POINT WAS APPROXIMATELY 9.25" (ALONG OUTSIDE EDGE) OF THE COIL SPRING MEASURED FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE COIL. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO LOCAL DEALER WHERE ALL REPAIRS WERE COMPLETED THE SAME DAY OF THE EVENT. DEALER REFERRED TO AN ONGOING NHTSA INVESTIGATION RELATED TO THIS FAILURE. EVEN THOUGH THE VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY THE REPAIRS WERE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY (GOODWILL) DUE TO A LIKELY UPCOMING RECALL.

FIRST 3/4 OF PASSENGER SIDE COIL JUST SNAPPED OFF AND THE REST SHOT PAST THE SPRING SEAT ON THE WAY DOWN JUST BENDING THE BRAKE LINE NOT KINKING IT AND MISSED THE ANTI LOCK BRAKE SENSOR WIRE. AFTER FURTHER INSPECTION DRIVER SIDE COIL WAS SNAPPED IN AROUND THE SAME SPOT, JUST DIDN'T END UP OFF THE SPRING SEAT. 250 DOLLARS WORTH OF PARTS PLUS MECHANIC LABOR. LUCKILY IT BROKE IN THE DRIVEWAY. MECHANIC SAID I DEFINATELY WOULD HAVE GOTTEN IN AN ACCIDENT IF I WAS MOVING MORE THAN 30MPH.

Mileage: 58,061

DRIVING OUT OF PARKING LOT AROUND 10MPH, HEARD LOUD METALLIC CLANG FROM UNDER CAR. PULLED FORWARD, GOT OUT, NOTICED THAT FRONT OF CAR WAS RIDING 6" LOWER THAN NORMAL. TOOK TO MECHANIC, TOLD ME THAT COIL SPRING ON SUSPENSION SNAPPED. INFORMED THAT MANY 2009 VERSAS HAVE HAD THIS ISSUE.

Mileage: 65,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN VERSA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE DEFLATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER COIL SPRING FRACTURED AND PUNCTURED THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED ON THREE OTHER OCCASIONS ON BOTH FRONT COIL SPRINGS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 12,000. UPDATED 7/21/15*CN THE MUFFLER, TIRE PRESSURE SENSOR, BLOWER MOTOR AND BATTERY WERE REPLACED. THE COIL SPRINGS AND TIRE PRESSURE SENSORS WERE REPLACED MORE THAN ONCE. UPDATED 07/30/15

Mileage: 12,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN VERSA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THERE WAS A LOUD ABNORMAL SOUND COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE COIL SPRINGS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 108,000.

Mileage: 108,000

I WAS IN A PARKING LOT, STOPPED. THE CAR WAS IN DRIVE AND MY FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE. SUDDENLY THERE WAS A LOUD METAL CRASH SOUND. THE CAR JOLTED SLIGHTLY, LIKE SOMETHING HIT THE CAR. I GOT OUT OF THE CAR AND SAW A PIECE OF THE FRONT LEFT SUSPENSION COIL SPRING BEHIND MY FRONT LEFT TIRE. THE SPRING HAD BROKEN AT THE END, ABOUT HALF WAY AROUND THE FIRST COIL ON THE BOTTOM. I FEEL THAT IF I HAD BEEN TRAVELLING AT SPEED, THIS DEFECT COULD HAVE CAUSED THE TIRE TO FAIL, AND I COULD HAVE POTENTIALLY LOST CONTROL.

Mileage: 91,305

I BACKED MY CAR OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY YESTERDAY MORNING ON MAY WAY TO WORK AND HEARD A LOUD THUMPING AND MOANING THAT WAS NOT PRESENT THE DAY BEFORE. AFTER I DROVE AROUND THE BLOCK, THE NOISE CONTINUED SO I TOOK ANOTHER CAR TO WORK AND TOOK THE NISSAN TO MY MECHANIC WHEN I GOT HOME FROM WORK. THE RIGHT FRONT COIL SPRING HAD BROKEN AND COLLAPSED ONTO MY TIRE. THE RIGHT FRONT STRUT WAS ALSO LEAKING. MY MECHANIC CHECKED THE LEFT SIDE AND THE COIL SPRING WAS FRACTURED BUT HAD NOT COLLAPSED YET. THE STRUT ON THAT SIDE OF THE CAR IS ALSO LEAKING. I CALLED MY NISSAN GARAGE (KENNY ROSS NISSAN IN ZELIENOPLE, PA) AND THEY SAID THEY WERE UNAWARE OF ANY ISSUES SO I AM HAVING MY MECHANIC REPLACE THE STRUTS AND COIL SPRINGS ON BOTH SIDES, FOR SAFETY PURPOSES.

Mileage: 42,300

I WAS RETURNING TO KENTUCKY FROM VIRGINIA. AT GRAYSON KY I HEARD A THUMP, THINKING I HAD HIT SOMETHING ON THE INTERSTATE. I ARRIVED AT HOME (175 MILES FROM GRAYSON KY) WHEN I STARTED UP MY ROAD THE CAR FELT LIKE I WAS GETTING A FLAT. I STOPPED IN MY DRIVEWAY AND THE LEFT FRONT TIRE WAS COMPLETELY FLAT. THE NEXT MORNING I REMOVED THE FLAT TIRE AND TOOK IT TO A REPAIR SHOP. AT THE REPAIR SHOP THE TIRE HAD A GROVE CUT INTO THE INSIDE OF THE TIRE, THE MECHANIC SAID I HAD BETTER CHECK THE CAR TO SEE WHAT CUT THE TIRE. ON MY RETURN HOME I INSPECTED THE LEFT FRONT SUSPENSION. THE COIL SPRING ON THE LEFT FRONT STRUT HAD BROKEN AND SLIPPED OUT OF ITS MOUNT AND CUT THE INSIDE OF THE TIRE. IT WAS JUST BY THE GRACE OF GOD THAT THE TIRE DID NOT FAIL DUE TO THE CUTTING CAUSED BY THE BROKEN COIL SPRING UNTIL I CAME UP MY DRIVEWAY. I HAVE THE TIRE AND COIL SPRING IF ANYONE WOULD LIKE TO EXAMINE IT. IF IT HAD FAILED AT INTERSTATE SPEED I MIGHT HAVE BEEN KILLED.

Mileage: 91,500

MY CAR WAS PARKED IN MY DRIVEWAY OVERNIGHT. I GOT IN MY CAR THE NEXT MORNING TO GO TO WORK AND AS I PUT THE CAR INTO REVERSE AND LET OFF THE BRAKES, I HEARD A REALLY LOUD NOISE THAT SOUNDED LIKE METAL SNAPPING. I GOT OUT AND LOOKED TO SEE WHAT THE NOISE CAME FROM. I COULDN'T NOTICE ANYTHING IMMEDIATELY SO I STARTED TO DRIVE AND I COULD FEEL EVERY LITTLE IMPERFECTION IN THE ROAD JOLTING THE CAR. I IMMEDIATELY BROUGHT MY CAR TO THE SHOP AND SURE ENOUGH MY SHOCKS/STRUTS/STRUT MOUNTS WERE GONE ON THE LEFT DRIVER'S SIDE. THE COIL JUST BROKE IN TWO AND WAS SO CLOSE TO CAUSING MAJOR DAMAGE TO MY WHEELS.

Mileage: 90,000

LEFT FRONT COIL SPRING SNAPPED. CAR WAS UNDRIVEABLE AND WAS TOWED TO NISSAN DEALER. (THEN APRIL 28, 2015 RIGHT FRONT COIL SPRING SNAPPED AND BURST THE TIRE, HAD TO BE TOWED AGAIN TO NISSAN DEALER AND REPAIRED.) WILL MAKE ANOTHER CLAIM ON THAT SPRING AS WELL.) THIS IS GOING TO CATCH UP TO NISSAN EVENTUALLY.

Mileage: 30,244

RIGHT FRONT COIL SPRING SNAPPED. BURST THE TIRE. HAD TO BE TOWED TO NISSAN DEALER. BOTH FRONT COIL SPRINGS WITHIN 1000 MILES, VEHICLE ONLY HAS 31000 MILES ON IT. FAULTY PART. COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. (HAVE MADE A COMPLAINT FOR EACH SPRING ON THIS SITE.)

Mileage: 31,280

NAVIGATING SLOW, 90' LEFT TURN, HEARD METALLIC OBJECT SLIDING ACROSS ROADWAY BEHIND US. UPON INVESTIGATION FOUND THE BOTTOM 3/4 RING OF THE FRONT DRIVERS SPRING SNAPPED OFF. VERY SMALL RUSTED PIT VISIBLE, THE REST OF THE TEAR APPEARS TO HAVE OCCURRED ALL AT ONCE - NO AGING EVIDENT ON THE EXPOSED METAL. ESTIMATE TO REPLACE BOTH FRONT STRUTS AND SPRINGS IS $982.

Mileage: 87,235

WHILE PULLING OUT OF MY GARAGE AND HAVING GONE NO MORE THAN 3 FEET I HEARD A VERY LOUD SNAP AND A GRINDING SOUND COMING FROM THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL. HAVING READ ABOUT THE SPRING ISSUE I KNEW WHAT IT WAS AND IMMEDIATELY BACKED UP INTO THE GARAGE. HAD THIS HAPPENED 15 MINUTES LATER I WOULD HAVE BEEN ON THE HIGHWAY GOING 55 MPH AND PROBABLY ROLLED THE CAR. THERE IS NO EXCUSE FOR NISSAN NOT ADDRESSING THIS ISSUE. THEY KNOW OF THE PROBLEM AND I SEE THAT THE 2010 VERSAS ALSO HAVE THE PROBLEM. MY DEALER IS WELL AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND STOCKS THE SPRINGS. I REPLACED BOTH SPRINGS AT THE SAME TIME TO SAVE FURTHER GRIEF. THERE IS ALSO NO EXCUSE FOR THE NHTSA AND DOT FOR NOT FORCING A RECALL ON THE SPRINGS. I GUESS THEY WISH TO KILL A FEW PEOPLE FIRST.

Mileage: 50,405

I WAS BACKING MY CAR OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY WHEN I HEARD A LOUD SOUND. NOTHING EXTERNAL CAUSED THIS - I DID NOT HIT ANYTHING, RUN OVER ANYTHING, ETC. AFTER THE INCIDENT THE FRONT END OF THE CAR WAS MUCH LOWER THAN IT WAS PREVIOUSLY. I ALSO ACTUALLY FOUND A PIECE OF THE STRUT SPRING ON MY DRIVEWAY. *TR

Mileage: 37,000

CAR WAS BOUNCING AND MAKING LOUD CLUNK NOISES. FRONT SPRINGS WERE FOUND TO HAVE BEEN BROKEN . BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT FRONT SUSPENSION SPRINGS WERE BROKEN IN TWO PIECES. MECHANIC STATED THAT THE BROKEN SPRINGS HAD POTENTIAL TO PUNCTURE THE TIRES. THE SPRINGS SEEM TO HAVE BROKEN ON RUSTY PART OF THE SPRINGS. ONCE THEY ARE BROKEN THEY CAN TWIST ON THE STRUT AND GET IN THE WAY OF TIRE AND OTHER PARTS NEAR THE WHEELS. THE SPRING AT THE BROKEN SECTION WAS SEVERED TO MAKE A VERY SHARP EDGE.BOTH SPRINGS WERE REPLACED AT THE COST OF $702.22. *TR

Mileage: 83,993

AFTER SMELLING RUBBER BURNING AND THE CAR NOT HANDLING CORRECTLY. I CHECKED THE SUSPENSION TO FIND BOTH COIL SPRINGS (PASSENGER AND DRIVERS SIDE) WERE BROKEN. THE DRIVERS SIDE BROKEN COIL WAS APPLYING PRESSURE TO THE INSIDE WALL OF THE TIRE WEARING A LARGE GROOVE IN THE ENTIRE DIAMETER OF THE TIRE. THIS COULD HAVE CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY AND MUST BE ADDRESSED BY NISSAN AND OR THE SUPPLIER OF THE SPRINGS. THE REPAIR WAS EXPENSIVE (COIL, STRUTS AND A TIRE). *TR

Mileage: 80,000

I WAS BACKING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY AND THERE WAS A LOUD BANG UNDER THE CAR. I STOPPED THE CAR AND GOT OUT. A 6 INCH SECTION OF THE DRIVERS'S SIDE FRONT COIL SPRING WAS LAYING ON THE DRIVEWAY. *TR

Mileage: 65,000

HIT 40 THOUSAND MILES 3 DAYS PRIOR TO INCIDENT. PULLED OUT OF GARAGE AND HEARD AN AWFUL GRIND, PULLED ANOTHER 3 FEET AND THE FRONT END FELL TO THE GROUND. UPON INSPECTION BOTH COIL SPRINGS (NOT AT ALL RUSTED) BUSTED. I AM ROUGHLY A 60 YEAR OLD DRIVER THAT HAS HAD THIS VEHICLE FROM THE DAY IT WAS NEW. I WORK 4 MILES FROM HOME AND FORTUNATELY DON'T REALLY HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO GO OVER 35 MILES PER HOUR. CAN NOT IMAGINE WHAT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED DRIVING AT 60 MPH AND HAVING THE FRONT END AT THE SAME TIME COME TO A SCREECHING HALT? REALLY SAD PART ABOUT THIS, DEALERSHIP BOB ROHRMAN ARLINGTON HTS NISSAN WOULD NOT STAND BY THE GOLD EXTENDED BUMPER TO BUMPER WARRANTY I HAD RECENTLY ACQUIRED. *TR

Mileage: 40,007

CAR WAS PARKED IN DRIVEWAY AND UPON GOING IN REVERSE NOTICED A PIECE OF METAL ON DRIVEWAY WHERE THE FRONT PASSENGER TIRE WAS WHEN CAR WAS PARKED. IT LOOKED LIKE A PIECE OF THE COIL SUSPENSION AND UPON FURTHER INSPECTION FOUND THAT IT HAD BROKEN OFF FROM FRONT PASSENGER COIL SPRING. THE PIECE WAS NOT CORRODED. I AM HAPPY I WASN'T IN MOTION WHEN THIS BROKE, HIGHLY UNUSUAL FOR SUCH A PART JUST TO BREAK OFF BY ITSELF. WHY ISN'T THE GOVERNMENT LOOKING INTO THIS ISSUE? *TR

Mileage: 85,400

NISSAN VERSA 2009 TWO (2) BROKE SPRINGS IN LESS THAN 2 YEARS. THE SECOND BROKE SPRING WAS THE FRONT LEFT SPRING, IT BROKE WHEN MAKING A LEFT TURN AT ABOUT 5MPH. *TR

Mileage: 30,500

THE COIL SPRING ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE BROKE--THIS HAPPENED A FEW MONTHS AGO TO THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE COIL SPRING. THESE SPRINGS ARE COMPLETE JUNK. IF THIS HAD HAPPENED ON THE HIGHWAY WE WOULD HAVE PROBABLY HAD A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. *TR

Mileage: 55,000

I WAS LEAVING THE DRIVEWAY WHEN I HEARD A CRACK OR SNAP SOUND IN THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE AREA.AFTER INSPECTION, THE SERVICE TECH SAID THE RIGHT FRONT OR PASSENGER SUSPENSION COIL SPRING FAILED.THIS IS MY SECOND INCIDENT. THE DRIVERS SIDE ALSO BROKE IN 2014 WHILE I WAS DRIVING. *TR

Mileage: 98,350

WHILE DRIVING OUT OF PARKING SPOT, HEARD A LOUD POP FROM THE PASSENGER-SIDE WHEEL AREA. THE COIL/SPRING HAD SNAPPED. I BROUGHT THE CAR TO THE MECHANIC AND HE SAID THE DRIVER-SIDE COIL/SPRING HAD CORRODED AS WELL. THE MECHANIC SAID I WAS LUCKY THE BROKEN END DIDN'T PUNCTURE THE TIRE. HAD TO HAVE BOTH COILS REPLACED. *TR

Mileage: 28,700

PULLING OUT OF GARAGE THE FRONT RIGHT SUSPENSION SPRING FAILED - IT BROKE INTO 3 PIECES. AFTER DROPPING THE VEHICLE OFF AT THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR, WE WERE INFORMED THAT THE FRONT LEFT SPRING WAS ALSO CRACKED AND TO PREVENT A SIMILAR FAILURE SHOULD BE REPLACED. *TR

Mileage: 69,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN VERSA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STRUTS WERE PREMATURELY WEARING THE TIRES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT ALL FOUR TIRES AND STRUTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE COIL SPRING FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO BE DRIVEN AND THE PART TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WAS ORDERED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 37,000. UPDATED 4/20/15*CN UPDATED 9/27/2017*CN

Mileage: 37,000

LEFT FRONT COIL SPRING SNAPPED AND IS HITTING LEFT FRONT TIRE. CAR WORKED FINE ON FRIDAY. WENT OUT TO GARAGE SAT. MORNING TO RUN ERRANDS AND WHEN I PULLED OUT OF THE GARAGE I HEARD A STRANGE NOISE. PARKED IT AND CALLED MY BROTHER WHO CAME TO LOOK AT IT AND NOTICED THE SNAPPED COIL SPRING HITTING THE TIRE. CAR IS GOING TO THE REPAIR SHOP THIS AFTERNOON AND EXPECT AT LEAST A $350.00 CHARGE. I WENT ONLINE AND SAW MANY COMPLAINTS ON THIS SAME ISSUE AND APPARENTLY NISSAN HAS NOT ISSUED A RECALL. I JUST THANK GOD IT WAS PARKED AND I WASN'T DRIVING IT. *TR

Mileage: 35,000

I PURCHASED MY 2009 NISSAN VERSA HATCHBACK NEW AND HAS OWNED AND DRIVEN IT FOR THE PAST 5 TO 6 YEARS. ONE DAY I NOTICED MY CAR STARTED TO MAKE A STRANGE NOISE WHENEVER I MADE A LEFT OR A RIGHT TURN WITH MY CAR. THE NEXT MORNING I HEARD THE SAME STRANGE NOISE WHILE DRIVING TO WORK WHENEVER I HAD TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL TO THE LEFT OR TO THE RIGHT. AFTER I PARKED MY CAR AT WORK AND WITH DAYLIGHT TO SEE, I EXAMINE MY CAR AND NOTICED THAT THE GAP BETWEEN MY FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRE AND THE CHASSIS WAS MUCH SMALLER THAN THE OTHER 3 TIRES. I QUICKLY MADE AN APPOINTMENT TO HAVE A LOCAL MECHANIC LOOK AT MY CAR LATER ON THAT DAY. WITHIN 5 MINUTES AFTER THE MECHANIC ELEVATED MY CAR ON THE LIFT, HE FOUND AND SHOWED ME THAT THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE SPRING COIL HAD BROKEN IN HALF, WITH THE BOTTOM BROKEN HALF DANGLING DANGEROUSLY NEAR THE TIRE. FORTUNATELY, I WAS NOT DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED (WAS DRIVING AT LESS THAN 40 MPH AROUND TOWN) WITH THIS BROKEN SPRING COIL OR THIS BROKEN SPRING COIL COULD HAVE PUNCTURED MY TIRE UNEXPECTEDLY AND RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT. I WAS EXTREMELY UNHAPPY TO LEARN THAT THE LOCAL NISSAN DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM, BUT THERE IS NO RECALL ON THIS DEFECTIVE PART AND NISSAN IS THE ONLY ONE THAT SUPPLY THIS SPRING COIL PART FOR MY LOCAL MECHANIC TO REPLACE. TO BE SAFE, I HAD BOTH FRONT SPRING COILS REPLACED, COSTING ME $950 IN REPAIR WORK (INCL. REPLACING THE 2 FRONT STRUTS AND A WHEEL ALIGNMENT). I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED WITH NISSAN AND CAN NOT BELIEVE THAT I HAD TO REPLACE THE SPRING COIL AFTER JUST 54,000 MILES ON THE CAR AND DRIVING IT FOR LESS THAN 6 YEARS. HAVING OWN DIFFERENT CARS OVER THE PAST 25 YEARS, THIS IS THE FIRST TIME I EVER HAD TO REPLACE A SPRING COIL IN ANY CAR I'VE OWN. *TR

Mileage: 54,300

I WENT TO CHECK THE TIRE PRESSURE ON MY WIFE'S VERSA WHILE IT WAS SITTING IN THE DRIVEWAY. UPON DOING SO, I NOTED THAT THE FRONT RIGHT COIL SPRING HAD BROKEN SOMEWHERE NEAR THE BOTTOM OF THE SPRING AND THE SHARP BROKEN END WAS LODGED TIGHTLY AGAINST THE TOP OF THE TIRE TREAD, DEPRESSING IT BY ABOUT HALF AN INCH. AMAZINGLY, IT HAD NOT YET BROKEN THE TIRE, INDICATING THAT WHENEVER THE BREAKAGE HAD OCCURRED, THE SPRING HAD ONLY RECENTLY BROKEN LOOSE AND IMPACTED THE TIRE. HAD I NOT NOTICED THE BROKEN SPRING AND HAD THE VEHICLE DRIVEN ANYWHERE, IT LIKELY WOULD HAVE RESULTED IN CATASTROPHIC DAMAGE TO THE TIRE OR WHEEL, POSSIBLY CAUSING A CRASH. I HAVE NOTED HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS EXACT ISSUE IN THIS DATABASE AND OTHER PLACES ON THE INTERNET (THE MAJORITY OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT VERSA'S SEEM TO BE RELATED TO COIL SPRINGS BREAKING). OUR LOCAL DEALERSHIP HAS AGREED THAT THERE IS LIKELY A SYSTEMIC PROBLEM SINCE THEY HAVE DONE MANY REPLACEMENTS OF THIS PART IN PARTICULAR, AND SHIPPED MANY REPLACEMENT PARTS ALL OVER NEW ENGLAND. THEY HAVE ALSO STATED THAT WITHOUT AN OFFICIAL RECALL, THE BEST THEY CAN DO IS TO REPLACE THE PART, AT OUR COST. THE PARTS THEMSELVES ARE NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND AT THIS POINT, AND MANY CUSTOMERS HAVE HAD THEM REPLACED MULTIPLE TIMES, SUPPORTING MY BELIEF THAT THEY ARE DEFECTIVE. I REQUEST IMMEDIATE INVESTIGATION AND WOULD LIKE A RECALL CAMPAIGN INITIATED ASAP. THE FAILURE OF THIS SPRING IN A DRIVING SITUATION COULD/WOULD LIKELY CAUSE DAMAGE OF THE SORT THAT COULD LEAD TO SERIOUS INJURIES OR DEATHS, AND WE ARE SIMPLY LUCKY THAT OURS DID NOT. AS IT IS, WE WILL LIKELY NEED TO HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED TO GET IT REPAIRED SAFELY. *TR

Mileage: 78,129

THE COIL SPRING BROKE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE CAR RIPPING INTO THE TIRE, WHILE I WAS DRIVING. THE CAR'S STEERING WAS IMMEDIATELY AFFECTED AND SO WERE THE BRAKES, SINCE THE BROKEN SPRING RIPPED THE BRAKE LINE. I BROKE DOWN IN AN UNDERPASS AND HAD TO CALL THE POLICE SINCE WE WERE PLACED IN A DANGEROUS SPOT WITH CARS SPEEDING BY. I DID NOT EXPECT THIS FOR A CAR THAT IS 6 YEARS OLD! FROM WHAT I HAVE READ SO FAR THIS SEEMS TO BE A PREVALENT PROBLEM WITH NISSAN VERSUS AND IT SEEMS THAT THE DEALERS ARE NOT TAKING ANY ACTION. *TR

Mileage: 64,000

IN MAY 2014 THE LEFT FRONT SPRING IN OUR CAR BROKE. THE FOLLOWING AUGUST THE RIGHT FRONT SPRING ALSO BROKE. THE SPRINGS BROKE IN THE EXACT SAME PLACE. WE STILL HAVE THE BROKEN PARTS AND CAN SEND PICTURES IF REQUESTED. WE GOT NO HELP FROM OUT LOCAL NISSAN DEALERSHIP. THERE ARE OVER 100 OF THESE COMPLAINTS ALL OVER THE WEB. WE BELIEVE THESE SPRINGS ARE DEFECTIVE AND SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. *TR

Mileage: 51,000

RECENTLY, I SUBMITTED A SAFETY COMPLAINT HERE ABOUT A BROKEN COIL SPRING. AT ABOUT 39K MY RIGHT SPRING WENT AND WAS REPLACED BY A GENUINE NISSAN REPLACEMENT COIL SPRING. AT ABOUT 61K, MY LEFT SPRING BROKE. I ORDERED A REPLACEMENT FROM NISSAN AND WAS GOING TO REPLACE IT. UNFORTUNATELY, I NOTICED THAT THE ALREADY BROKEN SPRING HAD SNAPPED SOME MORE AND THE NEWLY REPLACED SPRING HAD SNAPPED AS WELL WHEN THE CAR WAS SIMPLY SITTING ON MY DRIVEWAY! THE NEW RIGHT SIDE SPRING ONLY LASTED ABOUT 22K MILES OR 15 MONTHS. BASICALLY, I HAVE EXPERIENCED 3 BROKEN COIL SPRINGS FROM NISSAN AFTER ONLY ABOUT 61K MILES OF DRIVING. I HAVE READ THE STORIES AT THE CARCOMPLAINTS WEBSITE AND MANY ARE SIMILAR TO MINE. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS PROBLEM BEFORE SOMEONE GETS SERIOUSLY HURT. *TR

Mileage: 61,000

RECENTLY I NOTICED A PIECE OF METAL NEAR MY MAILBOX. LOOKING AT IT I QUICKLY REALIZED IT WAS PROBABLY A PIECE OF MY NISSAN VERSA HATCHBACKS LEFT COIL SPRING. SURE ENOUGH, THE BREAKAGE MATCHED WHAT WAS ON MY CAR. WHY DID I SO QUICKLY GUESS THAT IT WAS FROM MY CAR? BECAUSE MY RIGHT COIL SPRING WENT AT ABOUT 39000 MILES AND I HAD READ UP ON NISSAN VERSA HATCHBACKS AND SURE ENOUGH, A BUNCH OF PEOPLE HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM (I ACTUALLY WAS WAITING FOR IT TO HAPPEN). MY RIGHT COIL SPRING BROKE MORE DRASTICALLY WHEN I WAS GOING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND I WENT ONTO A BRIDGE. THERE WAS A LOUD CLANG AND MY ALIGNMENT WENT WHACK. LATER UPON INSPECTION AT A REPAIR SHOP, I REALIZED THAT I COULD HAVE HAD A VERY BAD CRASH SEEING THAT THE SHARP PART OF THE BROKEN SPRING COIL WAS ONLY A FEW INCHES AWAY FROM MY TIRE (IT WAS PRETTY UGLY BREAK). THE REPAIR COST ME 200$ WITH A STUDENT DISCOUNT, WHICH I VERY CHEAP, SOME PEOPLE FAIR WORSE. THE MORE RECENT LEFT COIL SPRING BROKE WITHOUT ME EVEN NOTICING ANYTHING, I ONLY FOUND THE BROKEN PIECE ABOUT HALF A RING SIZE. SINCE IT WAS NEAR MY MAILBOX, IT MUST HAVE BROKE OFF AT LOW SPEEDS, PROBABLY WHEN I DROVE OVER THE LITTLE TROUGH IN FRONT OF THE DRIVE WAY FOR THE DRAIN. SOMEHOW THE REST OF THE SPRING JUST RE-ALIGNED ITSELF SO I WAS ACTUALLY ABLE TO DRIVE MY CAR WITHOUT NOTICING ANYTHING WRONG. I OBVIOUSLY WONT DRIVE IT NOW UNLESS ITS TO A REPAIR SHOP. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE, I AM A 4TH YEAR ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING STUDENT AND I AM DISAPPOINTED AT THE ENGINEERS WHO DESIGNED MY CAR. OTHER VERSA DRIVERS HAD THEIR WHEELS BLOWN BY THESE BROKEN COIL SPRINGS FROM WHAT I HAVE READ, I HAVE JUST BEEN LUCKY. I AM SURPRISED THERE HAS BEEN NO RECALL YET BY NISSAN OR ATLEAST SOME WARNING, PERHAPS NO ONE WAS SERIOUSLY HURT YET. WHEN I GET OUT OF COLLEGE AND LOOK FOR A NEW CAR, I DON'T THINK I WILL CONSIDER NISSAN. THANK GOD I WASN'T HURT BY THESE FAILURES. *TR

Mileage: 60,500

WHEN I PUT THE CAR IN DRIVE TO PULL OUT OF MY PARKING SPOT I HEARD A NOISE AND THE FRONT END DRIVER SIDE DROPPED. I HAD TO REPLACE THE COIL SPRING AND STRUT. THE STRUT WAS DAMAGED DUE TO THE COIL SPRING BREAKING. I HAD TO FIX BOTH SIDES AND GET FRONT END ALIGNMENT WHICH COST OVER $700.00. BASED ON WHAT I HAVE READ THIS IS A KNOW PROBLEM WITH THE NISSAN VERSAS AND THERE SHOULD HAVE BEEN A RECALL. I DRIVE ON A HIGHWAY IN BUMPER TO BUMPER TRAFFIC DAILY AND WAS LUCKY IT DID NOT HAPPEN THERE. THE NEXT PERSON MAY NOT BE SO LUCKY. NISSAN NEEDS TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS BEFORE A SERIOUS ACCIDENT HAPPENS. *TR

Mileage: 62,000

I STARTED TO BACK OUT OF MY DRIVE WAY WHEN I HEARD A LOUD CLUCK SOUND. UPON CHECKING THE GROUND I FOUND PART OF THE PASSENGER SIDE SPRING LAYING ON THE GROUND. THERE IS NO RUST. THE PART JUST BROKE. THIS APPEARS TO BE A PROBLEM. I AM JUST GLAD THAT I WAS ON MY WAY DOWN THE HIGHWAY WHERE SOMEONE COULD HAVE DIED. *TR

Mileage: 76,323

WE WERE DRIVING ON THE GARDEN STATE PARKWAY DOING 65 MPH WHEN THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE COIL SPRING BROKE AND PUNCTURED THE PASSENGER SIDE TIRE CAUSING A BLOWOUT. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO MANEUVER THE CAR ONTO THE SHOULDER WITHOUT CAUSING AN ACCIDENT, BUT THE OUTCOME COULD HAVE EASILY BEEN DIFFERENT. AT THE TIME I DIDN'T KNOW IT WAS THE COIL SPRING, I JUST THOUGHT I RAN OVER SOMETHING ON THE HIGHWAY. IT WASN'T UNTIL I GOT TO A SERVICE SHOP THAT I LEARNED THAT IT WAS THE COIL SPRING THAT CAUSED THE BLOWOUT. OPEN INSPECTION WE SAW THAT THE BOTTOM OF THE SPRING HAD JUST BROKEN CLEAN OFF. THERE WAS NO RUST ANY WHERE NEAR WHERE THE SPRING BROKE. I'VE DONE SOME RESEARCH ON THIS PROBLEM AND IT'S ENTIRELY TOO COMMON FOR CARS THAT HAVE UNDER 100K MILES AND ARE 5 YEARS OLD OR LESS. MY CAR HAD 68,432 MILES ON IT WHEN THE SPRING BROKE AND THIS IS SOMETHING THAT SHOULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED. OF THE 159 NHTSA COMPLAINTS FOR THE 2009 VERSA 58 OF THEM ARE FOR THE COIL SPRINGS BREAKING. THAT?S ALMOST 1/3 OF ALL THE COMPLAINTS AND THIS ISN'T JUST A PROBLEM FOR THE 2009 MODEL YEAR. BASED ON THE COMPLAINTS, THIS HAS APPARENTLY BEEN AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH THE VERSA FROM WHEN IT WAS INTRODUCED TO THE 2011 MODEL YEAR. WHO KNOWS HOW MANY VEHICLES HAD THIS PROBLEM AND THE OWNERS NEVER BOTHERED TO FILE A COMPLAINT. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHAT IS BEING DONE ABOUT THIS BECAUSE THERE SEEMS TO BE SOME SORT OF ENGINEERING DEFECT WITH THE COIL SPRINGS. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Mileage: 68,432

2009 NISSAN VERSA HATCHBACK WITH 50825 MILES. FRONT PASSENGER SUSPENSION COIL (SPRING) BROKE OFF WHILE DRIVING. VERY LOUD CLANG/BANG SOUND. DIDN'T KNOW WHAT HAPPENED. STOPPED VEHICLE AND DID NOT SEE ANYTHING OBVIOUS. WHEN HOME IN GARAGE, UPON CLOSER INSPECTION, NOTICED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE COIL HAD BROKEN OFF. IT APPEARED TO HAVE RUST ON IT. I READ NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ONLINE REGARDING SAME ISSUE ONLINE. THIS IS APPEARS TO BE A DEFECTIVE PART AND A SAFETY CONCERN THAT SHOULD REQUIRE A RECALL. COST TO REPLACE BOTH FRONT COILS = $550. *TR

Mileage: 50,825

I PURCHASED THIS CAR TO HAVE A SAFE VEHICLE FOR MY BABY TO RIDE IN AND AM INFURIATED THAT AFTER 5 MONTHS OF PURCHASING IT AND ONLY 72,000 MILES, THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE SPRING SNAPPED CLEAN OFF. THERE IS NO SIGNS OF RUST AND AFTER READING NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS OF THE SAME PROBLEM FROM OTHER VERSA OWNERS, THIS CLEARLY IS A DEFECT IN THE PART. WHY HAS THERE NOT BEEN A RECALL ON THIS??? IT'S A MAJOR SAFETY HAZARD. IS IT REALLY GOING TO TAKE FOR SOMEONE TO GET INJURED OR KILLED BEFORE SOMETHING IS DONE ABOUT IT, OR IS THIS ISSUE JUST GOING TO BE IGNORED? *TR

Mileage: 72,000

MY CAR WAS BEING INSPECTED IN NOVEMBER 2013. THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE SPRING COIL WAS CRACKED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. IN MARCH 2014 I WAS DRIVING SLOWLY AND HEARD A HORRIBLY BREAKING SOUND. I FOUND PART OF MY FRONT PASSENGER SIDE COIL SPRING ON THE GROUND. IT HAD BROKEN AND ALSO HAD TO BE REPLACED. ON THE PART THAT BROKE OFF FROM THE CAR; THERE WAS A CLEAR LINE. THE COIL WAS COATED WITH A PROTECTIVE ENAMEL LIKE COATING AND WAS PERFECTLY FINE. THERE WAS A LINE HOWEVER WHERE THERE WAS NO COATING ON THE COIL. THIS WAS COMPLETELY RUSTED THROUGH. IT IS CLEAR TO ME THAT THERE WAS A DEFECT IN MANUFACTURING OF THE COIL SPRINGS. THE COIL SPRINGS ARE NOT COATED PROPERLY AND ARE THEREFORE RUSTING WHERE THERE IS NO PROTECTIVE COAT AND BREAKING. THERE SHOULD BE AN INVESTIGATION AND RECALL. I HAD PURCHASED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY WHICH COVERED THESE REPAIRS SO FORTUNATELY I DID NOT LOSE ANY MONEY OR SUFFER ANY INJURIES DUE TO THIS NEGLIGENCE. *TR

Mileage: 40,000

WHEN PULLING OUT OF GARAGE HEARD LOUD BANG FROM RIGHT FRONT END. THOUGHT HAD RUN OVER SOMETHING IN GARAGE, BUT FOUND NOTHING AT THE TIME. DROVE SEVERAL HOURS ON HIGHWAY WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT UNTIL TURNED SHARP INTO DESTINATION DRIVEWAY AND HEARD A DEFINITE SUSPENSION "SPRING-LIKE" SOUND. DROVE AROUND THE BLOCK TURNING HARD, BUT SOUND DID NOT RECUR. SUBSEQUENTLY HEARD THE SAME SPRING SOUND INTERMITTENTLY, ESPECIALLY WHEN MAKING A HARD TURN. HAD PROBLEM EVALUATED BY NISSAN DEALER WHO SAID RIGHT FRONT COIL SPRING WAS BROKEN AND NEEDED REPLACED. SUBSEQUENTLY TOOK IN FOR ACTUAL REPAIR AND DEALER INSTEAD RECOMMENDED TO REPLACE BOTH FRONT COIL SPRINGS (BEST AS A PAIR), BOTH STRUTS (SINCE RIGHT ONE SEEPING SLIGHTLY), AND HAVE ALIGNED. TOTAL QUOTED COST ABOUT $750 FOR ALL REPAIRS. *TR

Mileage: 103,000

WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE FRONT RIGHT STRUT SNAPPED. LESS THAN 30,000 MILES ON THE CAR. THERE WERE NO POTHOLES, DITCHES, OR ANYTHING THAT COULD HAVE CAUSED THIS BREAKAGE. THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED A VERY SERIOUS ACCIDENT..UPDATED 11/03/14 *BF UPDATED 11/06/14

Mileage: 11,535

BACKING UP TO CHANGE PARKING SPOT AT WORK. HEARD A REALLY LOUD NOISE FRONT RIGHT. IT ENDED UP BEING THE COIL SPRING APPARENTLY. DIDN'T KNOW THAT IT WAS BECAUSE THE CAR DROVE OKAY AFTER THAT. BUT WHEN I TOOK IT IN FOR OIL CHANGE AND TIRE ROTATION, THAT'S WHEN IT WAS DISCOVERED IT WAS BROKEN. QUITE COSTLY TO REPLACE. THEN IN SEPTEMBER OF 2014, I WENT BACK IN FOR A NEW OIL CHANGE & TIRE ROTATION. WHEN MECHANIC WAS ROTATING TIRE, THE FRONT LEFT COIL SPRING JUST SNAPPED RIGHT IN FRONT OF HIS EYES. CAR STILL DRIVABLE, BUT IS COSTLY TO REPLACE. I HAVE A LIMITED INCOME. NOW, THIS SEEMS TO BE AN EXTREME PROBLEM WITH NISSAN VERSA. THIS NEEDS TO BE PUT IN AS A RECALL AND THEY SHOULD BE FOOTING THE BILL FOR THEIR ERRORS, NOT US , THE TRUSTING CONSUMER. *TR

Mileage: 56,000

THIS IS SECOND INCIDENT IN WITHIN 3 MONTHS PERIOD. SEPTEMBER OF 2014, I WENT BACK IN FOR A NEW OIL CHANGE & TIRE ROTATION. WHEN MECHANIC WAS ROTATING TIRE, THE FRONT LEFT COIL SPRING JUST SNAPPED RIGHT IN FRONT OF HIS EYES. CAR STILL DRIVE-ABLE, BUT IS COSTLY TO REPLACE. I HAVE A LIMITED INCOME. NOW, THIS SEEMS TO BE AN EXTREME PROBLEM WITH NISSAN VERSA. THIS NEEDS TO BE PUT IN AS A RECALL AND THEY SHOULD BE FOOTING THE BILL FOR THEIR ERRORS, NOT US , THE TRUSTING CONSUMER. *TR

Mileage: 65,000

DURING THE MONTH OF MAY 2014 THE VERSA STARTED TO MAKE CLICKING NOISES AT THE FRONT OF THE CAR ESPECIALLY WHEN I APPLIED THE BRAKES. THE SOUNDS GOT WORSE AND THE CAR WAS NOT PERFORMING WELL. I TOOK IT TO THE SERVICE STATION IN MY NEIGHBOURHOOD AND THE PERSON WHO REPAIRED MY CAR HAD TO REPLACE THE 2 FRONT STRUT MOUNTS, 2 FRONT COIL SPRINGS AND ALIGN THE 4'WHEELS! THE CAR ONLY HAD 5420 MILES ON IT AT THAT TIME. NOW TODAY, I TOOK THE CAR BACK TO THE SERVICE PERSON AS THE CAR IS MAKING THE SAME CLICKING NOISES AND THE STEERING COLUMN IS MAKING NOISE WHEN I TURN IT TO THE RIGHT! I SENT AN EMAIL TO NISSAN TODAY TO INFORM THEM OF THESE PROBLEMS AND ALSO TO LET THEM KNOW THAT THE CAR WAS TAKEN IN AGAIN TODAY FOR MORE PROBLEMS THAT HAVE ARISEN! THANK YOU. *TR

Mileage: 5,400

FRONT RIGHT COIL SPRING SNAPPED. I WAS TRAVELING ON A SMOOTH HIGHWAY WITH NO BUMPS OR TURNS AT THE TIME. ALMOST CAUSED MY FAMILY TO GET INTO AN ACCIDENT AND COULD HAVE RUPTURED THE TIRE CAUSING FURTHER DAMAGE, WHICH WAS THE CASE FOR MANY OTHER PEOPLE. UPON RESEARCHING THE PROBLEM I HAVE DISCOVERED A HIGH VOLUME OF SIMILAR COMPLAINTS WITH THE SAME EXACT VEHICLE IN THE NORTHERN PARTS OF THE UNITED STATES. I ASSUME THIS HAS TO DO WITH THE SALT THEY USE ON THE ROADS IN THE WINTER CAUSING RAPID EROSION. MY MECHANIC SAYS THIS SHOULDN'T HAPPEN THIS EARLY IN A CAR'S LIFE. OTHER CAR COMPANIES, SUCH AS FORD, HAVE HAD SIMILAR ISSUES AND DID ISSUE A RECALL. IT IS CLEARLY A SAFETY ISSUE WHICH COULD CAUSE A FATAL ACCIDENT IF NOT ADDRESSED. *TR

Mileage: 66,000

MY SUSPENSION SPRING SNAPPED WHILE PULLING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY. THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH NISSAN VERSAS. I HAVE CONTACTED NISSAN NA AND MY LOCAL DEALER AND THERE IS NO CURRENT RECALL. I REPLACED BOTH SPRINGS AND THEY WERE BOTH RUSTED AND FLAWED. LUCKILY I WASN'T TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY AT THE TIME, OR IT COULD HAVE BEEN A LOT WORSE. I ENCOURAGE THOSE WHO HAVE SIMILAR EXPERIENCES TO CONTACT NISSAN AND FILE COMPLAINTS BOTH WITH THE NA OFFICE AND NHTSA. *TR

Mileage: 49,604

BOTH FRONT COIL SPRINGS ON MY 2009 NISSAN VERSA SNAPPED IN HALF ON THE SAME DAY. THERE WAS NO APPARENT RUST OR FATIGUE. THE FRONT LEFT TIRE WAS GOUGED OUT BEYOND REPAIR FROM ONE OF THE SPRINGS (I AM LUCKY IT DIDN'T PUNCTURE AND BURST WHILE I WAS DRIVING IT.) I HAD TO REPLACE BOTH COIL SPRINGS, THE MOUNTS, THE SWAY BARS, AND THE TIRE, COSTING ME NEARLY $1000 IN REPAIRS. I DO NOT BELIEVE THIS IS ACCEPTABLE ON A 5 YEAR OLD VEHICLE WITH RELATIVELY FEW MILES ON IT. *TR

Mileage: 68,000

I WAS TAKING A RIGHT HAND TURN AFTER A STOP SIGN IN A DEPARTMENT STORE PARKING LOT. I HEARD A LOUD POPPING NOISE STOP TO CHECK IT OUT. AND THERE WAS A HALF MOON SHAPED PIECE OF COIL FROM MY DRIVER SIDE SUSPENSION LAYING ON THE GROUND. *TR

FRONT COIL SPRINGS BROKE ON 2009 NISSAN VERSA WHEN PULLING OUT OF DRIVEWAY. FOUND PIECE OF METAL UNDER LEFT SIDE OF CAR THAT WAS PART OF THE SPRING. THE RIGHT SIDE COIL WAS ALSO BROKEN. I HAVE SAVED BOTH SPRINGS FOR REVIEW. WE ARE THE ORIGINAL OWNERS OF THIS CAR THAT IS DRIVEN MAINLY BY MY DAUGHTER TO AND FROM SCHOOL/WORK. VERY FRIGHTENING SITUATION FOR HER. COST TO REPAIR BOTH COIL SPRINGS WITH LABOR WAS $430.72 FROM A TRUSTED NEIGHBORHOOD MECHANIC SINCE THIS DID OCCUR ON A HOLIDAY WEEKEND. *TR

Mileage: 36,000

I WENT TO PUT MY CAR INTO GEAR AND I MY FRONT END DROPPED AND I HEARD A METAL HITTING THE ROAD SOUND. I GOT OUT AND SAW BY LEFT FRONT END HAD DROPPED 3-4 INCHES AND A PIECE OF MY COIL SPRING ON THE GROUND. I HAD TO GET THE CAR TOWED AND REPAIRED FOR OVER $580. THANK GOD I WASN'T DRIVING 65 AT THE TIME. *TR

Mileage: 80,000

WE HAVE HAD TWO 2009 NISSAN VERSA FOR MY SON'S TO DRIVE AFTER COMPLETING BOOT CAMP IN THE USMC. AFTER FRIDAY'S FAILURE, BOTH VEHICLES HAVE BROKEN COIL SPRINGS IN THE FRONT SUSPENSION. FORTUNATELY, HE WAS NOT TRAVELING DOWN THE ROAD AND WAS ONLY BACKING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY. *TR

Mileage: 65,000

I PURCHASED THIS CAR NEW AND IT WAS PASSED ON TO MY DAUGHTER. NO ACCIDENTS PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT THAT I AM REPORTING. IN APRIL, MY GRANDSON CALLED HIS FATHER AND SAID THAT HE HAD A FLAT TIRE. UPON INSPECTION, THIS FLAT TIRE WAS CAUSED BY BROKEN RIGHT FRONT COIL SPRING. I AM GLAD THAT THE CAR WAS PARKED WHEN IT HAPPENED. MILEAGE ON THE CAR WAS ABOUT 34,000 MILES. I AM VERY UPSET ABOUT THIS BECAUSE THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED A VERY SERIOUS ACCIDENT. MY GRANDSONS ARE SPECIAL TO ME. THIS VEHICLE SHOULD BE RECALLED FOR INSPECTION AND OR REPLACEMENT OF THE COIL SPRINGS ON ALL OF THE VERSA AUTOMOBILES. THIS IS A DEFINITE SAFETY ISSUE. IS NISSAN GOING TO SWEEP IT UNDER THE TABLE LIKE ANOTHER MANUFACTURER? THE REPAIRS COSTS $217 WHICH WAS A VERY REASONABLE AMOUNT. THE POSSIBLE RISK IS NOT REASONABLE. I JUST CHECKED THE WEB SITE SO THIS SHOULD BE INCIDENT NUMBER 44 THAT IS REPORTED TO YOU. *TR

Mileage: 34,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN VERSA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE TIRE TREAD SEPARATED AND THE BACK SIDE OF THE RUBBER BECAME SEPARATED FROM THE RIM. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A TIRE SHOP AND WAS REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS ADVISED THAT THE SUSPENSION SPRING AND THE COIL TIE WERE FRACTURED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 43,500.

Mileage: 43,500

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN VERSA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE TIRE TREAD SEPARATED AND THE BACK SIDE OF THE RUBBER BECAME SEPARATED FROM THE RIM. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A TIRE SHOP AND WAS REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS ADVISED THAT THE SUSPENSION SPRING AND THE COIL TIE WERE FRACTURED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 43,500.

Mileage: 43,500

PULLING OUT OF DRIVEWAY, HEARD A "POP" NOISE AND LATER FOUND ON THE FLOOR A PIECE OF THE COIL SPRING FROM THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE. HAD BROKEN OFF WHERE IT COMES INTO CONTACT WITH THE STRUT PLATE THAT HOLDS IT IN PLACE AT THE BOTTOM. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP, THEY SAY NISSAN WON'T COVER IT BECAUSE ITS COVERED ONLY UP TO 3YR/30000MILES. I'M CALLING NISSAN TOO BUT NEED TO CAR SO HAVING IT TOWED TO MY MECHANIC TO REPLACE THE COIL. COIL SPRING COSTS $111.80. I'M SURE WITH PARTS AND SERVICE, IT WOULD BE HIGHER THAN THAT. THERE SHOULD BE THE NISSAN RECALL FOR THIS. THIS IS POTENTIALLY FATAL CRASH PROBLEM. NISSAN BETTER DO THE RECALL OR GET READIED TO BE SUED BY SOMEONE SOON. I READ THE SAME PROBLEM IN CANADA VERSA FORUMS TOO. P.S. SORRY ABOUT THE ALL CAPS. THIS IS THE ONLY WAY TO TELL HOW UPSET I'M. I USE THIS CAR TO COMMUTE MY TWO LITTLE DAUGHTERS TO SCHOOL DAILY. I WOULD NOT WANT THIS SPRING TO SNAP AT HIGHWAY. *JS

Mileage: 64,500

LEFT FRONT COIL SPRING FAILURE , SPRING SNAPPED AS I BACKED OUT OF DRIVEWAY, I SHUDDER WHEN I THINK WHAT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED AT HIGHWAY SPEED , AS I TRAVEL THE GARDEN STATE PARKWAY DAILY . THIS VEHICLE HAS NEVER BEEN ABUSED , AND IN MY ALMOST 40 YEARS OF BEING AROUND CARS I HAVE NEVER SEEN A POTENTIALLY DEADLY SPRING FAILURE AS THIS . ALSO , UPON CHECKING AUTO FORUMS ONLINE IT SEEMS THIS FAILURE IS NOT UNCOMMON TO THE NISSAN VERSA . *TR

Mileage: 62,400

WHEN BACKING OUT OF THE GARAGE THIS MORNING I HEARD A GRINDING NOISE, PULLED BACK IN. GOT OUT, LOOKED FOR A FLAT TIRE OR SOME OBJECT BEING DRAGGED UNDER THE CAR, DIDN'T SEE ANYTHING UNUSUAL AND TRIED TO BACK OUT AGAIN, SAME GRINDING NOISE. GOT A FLASHLIGHT AND NOTICED THE COIL SPRING ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WAS RESTING ON THE TIRE. LOOKING CLOSER, FOUND A LARGE PIECE OF THE COIL SPRING BROKEN OFF AND SITTING JUST BEHIND THE WHEEL WELL ON THE GROUND. CAR DROVE FINE LAST NIGHT, SPRING BROKE OFF AT SOME POINT BEFORE I LEFT FOR WORK THIS MORNING. *TR

Mileage: 68,000

PULLING OUT OF OUR GARAGE, THERE WAS A "POP" NOISE AND LATER WE FOUND ON THE GARAGE FLOOR A PIECE OF THE COIL SPRING FROM THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE HAD BROKEN OFF WHERE IT COMES INTO CONTACT WITH THE STRUT PLATE THAT HOLDS IT IN PLACE AT THE BOTTOM. *TR

Mileage: 81,000

I HAD THE CAR IN REVERSE TO BACK OUT OF GARAGE AND HEARD A GRINDING SOUND. I STOPPED TO LOOK AT THE CAR BUT DIDN'T SEE ANYTHING OBVIOUS. I TRIED DRIVING AGAIN BUT STOPPED AFTER A FEW FEET AND CALLED MY MECHANIC. HIS GARAGE IS ABOUT A HALF MILE AWAY SO I TRIED TO DRIVE SLOWLY THERE BUT SUDDENLY THERE WAS A LOUD BANG AND THE CAR FELT LIKE IT HIT THE ROAD ON THE RIGHT FRONT SIDE. THE TIRE WAS FLAT. THE DIAGNOSIS IS A BROKEN COIL SPRING, WHICH I HAVE SINCE LEARNED IS A COMMON DEFECT ON THE VERSA. *TR

Mileage: 77,000

ON THE 21ST OF APRIL 2014 MY WIFE LEFT WORK. AS SHE WAS REVERSING THE CAR SHE HEARD A LOUD GRINDING NOISE AND THEN A BOOM. THE FRONT RIGHT TIRE BLEW OUT. SHE FOUND A LARGE SHEERED OFF METAL PIECE UNDERNEATH THE CAR. WE TOOK THE CAR IN THE NEXT DAY TO A PROFESSIONAL SERVICE. THEY FOUND OUT THAT THE SPRING WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED. THE COST TO FIX EVERYTHING INCLUDING THE TIRE WAS $720. THE WORSE PART IS THAT THEY ONLY HAD OEM PARTS AVAILABLE. THIS MEANS THAT THEY HAD TO PUT THE SAME DEFECTIVE SPRINGS BACK ON OUR CAR. AFTER I FILED A REPORT WITH CONSUMER AFFAIRS NISSAN CONTACTED ME BACK SAYING THAT THEY WILL NOT HONOR THIS DEFECTIVE PART. WE PURCHASED OUR CAR IN THE SUMMER OF 2010. THE SPRING LASTED ONLY FOUR YEARS. HAD THIS BEEN ON THE HIGHWAY MY FAMILY COULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUSLY INJURED, ESPECIALLY DURING THIS RECENT WINTER. THIS IS OUR ONLY CAR AND WE HAVE THREE CHILDREN UNDER THREE YEARS OLD. NO ONE SHOULD BUY A NISSAN VERSA, PERIOD, IF THEY CARE ABOUT THE SAFETY OF THEIR FAMILY. *JS

Mileage: 66,868

I WAS DRIVING APROX. 30 MPH WHEN I HEARD A SNAP IN THE FRONT.THE CAR PULLED TO THE LEFT AND WENT IN THE OPPOSITE LANE OF TRAFFIC. I GOT OUT AND FOUND A PIECE OF BROKEN OR SNAPPED COIL SPRING UNDER MY VEHICLE. *JS

Mileage: 94,323

WHILE TRAVELING AT LOW SPEED, UNDER 25 MILES PER HOUR, ON A SMOOTHLY PAVED ROAD, I HEARD A LOUD BANG FOLLOWED BY A RATTLING SOUND IN THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL WELL. AFTER PULLING OVER I FOUND A PART OF A COIL SPRING IN THE ROAD. AFTER LOOKING AT THE COIL SPRING IN THE WHEEL WELL I NOTICED THAT THE END WAS BROKEN AND JAGGED AND MATCHED THE BROKEN PIECE OF COIL THAT WAS LEFT ON THE ROAD. I DO NOT DRIVE OFF ROAD AND HAVE MAINTAINED MY VEHICLE WELL. THERE WAS NO INDICATION THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THIS COIL PRIOR TO THE BREAK. *JS

Mileage: 129,124

PUT CAR IN GEAR AND STARTED TO PULL AWAY FROM PARKING SPOT. DROVE MAYBE 100 YARDS AND HEARD A LOUD BANG. I PULLED OVER AND LOOKED AROUND. NOTICED PART OF A COIL SPRING LAYING ON THE GROUND. LOOKING AT THE CAR IT WAS OBVIOUS IT WAS FROM MINE. TOOK IT TO THE LOCAL NISSAN DEALER AND THEY LOOKED OVER CAR. SAID THAT THEY HAVE NOT SEEN THIS HAPPEN BEFORE AND IT SHOULD NEVER HAPPEN. AFTER LOOKING OVER INFORMATION ON MY CAR AND SEEING I HAD THE EXTENDED WARRANTY THEY TOLD ME I NEEDED A NEW STRUT AND SPRING AS WELL AS AN ALIGNMENT. NISSAN WOULD HELP WITH THE COST OF THE STRUT BUT NOT THE SPRING OR ALIGNMENT. HOW IS THIS POSSIBLE WHEN THE FAILURE IS CAUSED BY A COIL SPRING BREAKING. A PART THAT SHOULD NEVER BREAK. SERVICE ADVISOR SAID SPRING BROKE BECAUSE OF A LITTLE RUST SPOT ON IT. SOMEONE NEEDS TO EXPLAIN TO ME HOW CARS FROM THE 50'S HAVE RUSTY COIL SPRINGS THAT DON'T SNAP BUT A 2009 VERSA HAS A RUST SPOT AND IT SNAPS OFF. THIS MATTER NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BY NISSAN. THERE MAYBE ONLY A FEW COMPLAINTS ON HERE ABOUT IT BUT GOOGLE "09 NISSAN VERSA COIL SPRING" AND YOU WILL FIND TONS OF COMPLAINTS OF THIS EXACT THING HAPPENING TO THE LEFT FRONT COIL SPRING. SEEMS ODD THAT ITS ALWAYS THE FRONT LEFT. *TR

Mileage: 36,300

BOTH FRONT COIL SPRINGS ON THE 2009 NISSAN VERSA SNAPPED. THOUGHT THIS WAS HIGHLY UNLIKELY AND JUST BAD LUCK. HOWEVER AFTER SOME SEARCHING I FOUND THAT MANY NISSAN VERSA OWNERS HAVE HAD THE EXACT SAME TROUBLE, AND HAVE BEEN TOLD BY THEIR DEALERS THAT THEY WERE UNAWARE OF A PROBLEM. THE CAR IS DRIVEN BACK AND FORTH TO WORK ON CITY STREETS AND NOT ON BAD OR DIRT ROADS. IT HAS NOT BEEN SUBJECT TO ANY HEAVY TRANSPORT. BOTH SPRINGS BROKE OFF AT THE BOTTOM OF THE SPRING, WHERE MOST OTHER PEOPLE HAVE DESCRIBED AS THEIR BREAK POINTS. *TT

Mileage: 56,000

ALTHUOUGH I'M NOT SURE EXACTLY WHEN IT OCCURRED, I SUSPECT IT HAPPENED WHILE DODGING WINTER POTHOLES IN STREETS LEADING INTO CLEVELAND, OHIO FOR AN EVENT THERE. RETURNING HOME ON THE FREEWAYS, MY WIFE AND I NOTICED THE RIDE WAS EXTREMELY HARSH. LATER I NOTED THE DRIVERS SIDE WAS LOW IN THE FRONT. ACTUALLY THERE WAS ONLY AN INCH BETWEEN THE TIRE AND THE WHEEL CUTOUT. I TRIED BOUNCING THE FRONT SUSPENSION BUT IS WAS SOLID. CLUNKING AS I DROVE OUT MY DRIVEWAY, I WENT TO MY DEALER SERVICE MANAGER WHO DID A QUICK LOOK AT MY PARKED CAR . HE KNEW INSTANTLY IT WAS A BROKEN COIL SPRING AND HAD A SET FOR BOTH SIDES READILY AT HAND. THE NEW SPRINGS ARE ONLY WARRANTIED FOR 1 YEAR OR 12,000 MILES. WHICH MAKES ME THINK THEY HAVEN'T SOLVED THIER PROBLEM AND I DON'T LIKE THE IDEA OF PAYING FOR IT WHILE BEING A TEST DRIVER. I NEVER OWNED A CAR IN 55 YEARS BEFORE THAT I DID NOT TRUST. I DID BUY THIS CAR NEW IN JULY OF 2009 BUT FOUND OUT LATER IT WAS MANUFACTURED IN NOVEMBER 2008. *TT

Mileage: 23,400

I WAS PULLING OUT OF MY PARKING SPACE WHEN I EXPERIENCED WHAT FELT AND SOUNDED LIKE RUNNING OVER AN EMPTY SODA BOTTLE. I EVEN LOOKED BACK TO SEE WHAT I HAD RUN OVER BUT SAW NOTHING ON THE GROUND. NEEDLESS TO SAY I CONTINUED ON MY WAY BUT WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY THE FRONT OF MY CAR FELT LIKE IT WAS BOUNCING UP AND DOWN AND WAS HARD TO STEER AND CONTROL. IT WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE IT WAS PURCHASED AND I WAS TOLD THAT THE FRONT LEFT COIL SPRING HAD BROKEN AND THIS WAS GOING TO BE A MAJOR REPAIR. I WAS SHOCKED THAT SOMETHING LIKE THIS COULD RANDOMLY HAPPEN AND WAS INFORMED THAT THIS IS A TYPICAL RESULT OF AN ACCIDENT (WHICH WAS NOT THE CASE) AND WAS THEN LATER TOLD THAT IS CAN OCCUR FROM "NORMAL" WEAR AND TEAR OR AGE OF THE CAR. NOW THIS IS WHERE I BECAME SKEPTICAL BECAUSE THE CAR IS ~4.5 YEARS OLD, LESS THAN 54,000 MILES, IS VERY WELL KEPT, AND ALTHOUGH I HAVE A LONG COMMUTE IT IS PRIMARY ON THE HIGHWAY. I HAVE DONE SOME RESEARCH ON THIS ISSUES AND IT APPEARS THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE THAT HAS ENCOUNTERED THIS ISSUE IN THE SAME YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL OF THIS CAR. I HAVE ALSO SPOKEN TO A FEW MECHANICS WHO ALSO FEEL THAT A 4.5 YEAR OLD COIL SPRING SHOULD NOT JUST BREAK SO EASILY AS IT DID. I DID ASK TO KEEP THE PART AND NOW HAVE IT IN MY POSSESSION. I HAVE CONTACTED THE NISSAN'S CORPORATE BRANCH BUT FOUND THAT TO BE A DEAD END AFTER SEVERAL BACK AND FORTH EXCHANGES OVER THE PAST FEW MONTHS. AFTER SPEAKING WITH A FEW OTHER NISSAN OWNERS THEY WERE NOT SURPRISED AS NOT ONE OF THEM HAS EVER HAD A PLEASANT EXPERIENCE DEALING WITH THIS CORPORATION. *TR

Mileage: 54,000

TIRE BLEW OUT ON THE HIGHWAY. HAD CAR TOWED TO A BODY SHOP WHERE I WAS INFORMED THAT A COIL SPRING HAD BROKEN AND CAUSED THE TIRE TO BLOW. LOOKED ONLINE AND NOTICED THAT THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THE NISSAN VERSA. NISSAN CUSTOMER SERVICE WAS UNHELPFUL, GETTING BASIC FACTS OF MY CASE WRONG AND CLAIMING NO LIABILITY SINCE WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH HIGH POTENTIAL FOR MORTALITY. I RECOMMEND AN INVESTIGATION INTO A POTENTIAL RECALL. *TR

Mileage: 64,000

THE FIRST INSTANCE HAPPENED ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE OF MY CAR AS I WAS BACKING OUT OF THE PARKING SPOT AT MY HOUSE, I HEARD THE LOUD PING OF METAL SNAPPING. I BACKED UP A LITTLE FARTHER AND STOPPED TO FIND A PIECE OF WHAT I WOULD LATER LEARN WAS PART OF THE COIL SPRING ON THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE. I TOOK MY CAR THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY TOLD ME IT COULD HAVE EASILY SLICED OPEN MY TIRE OR BRAKE LINE HAD I BEEN GOING FAST. AFTER A LOT OF BACK AND FORTH BETWEEN US THEY REPAIRED IT WITHOUT CHARGING ME. FAST FORWARD TO JANUARY 12, 2014, 64,500 MILES. I DON'T KNOW EXACTLY WHEN THE BREAK OCCURRED THIS TIME, BUT AS I WAS DRIVING HOME, I WOULD HERE A CLANGING SOUND WHENEVER I TURNED OR HIT EVEN THE SLIGHTEST BUMP IN THE ROAD. I CHECKED THE CAR THE NEXT DAY AND NOTICED THE FRONT END WAS LOW. UPON CLOSER INSPECTION, THE PASSENGER SIDE SPRING IS NOW BROKEN. I HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO GET A CLOSER LOOK AT IT YET, BUT IT LOOKS BROKEN IN A SIMILAR MANNER TO THE FIRST ONE. EVERYTHING I'VE LOOKED UP TELLS ME THAT THESE SPRINGS ARE NORMALLY SUPPOSE TO LAST OVER 100,000 MILES, AND YET BOTH MINE HAVE BROKEN NOW BEFORE HITTING 65,000 MILES. ONCE AGAIN THE SPRING COULD HAVE EASILY SLICED THE TIRE OR A BRAKE LINE, AND HAD I BEEN ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN THAT HAPPENED IT COULD HAVE EASILY ENDED BADLY. THIS REALLY NEEDS TO BE LOOKED INTO, FROM ALL THE OTHER RELATED PROBLEMS I'VE SEEN, IT SOUNDS LIKE A BAD BATCH OF SPRINGS. *TR

Mileage: 48,180

I WAS DRIVING AT 45 MPH AND A LOUD "THUMP" UNDER MY CAR SOUNDED LIKE SOMETHING HIT THE UNDERCARRIAGE. I LOOKED BACK AND COULD NOT SEE ANYTHING ON THE ROAD. THE NEXT DAY, HEARD A "CLANG" UNDER THE AS I DECELERATED FROM 20 MPH. I STOPPED AND FOUND A PIECE OF MY RIGHT FRONT COIL SPRING IN THE ROADWAY. THE ENTIRE BOTTOM COIL OF THE SPRING HAD SNAPPED RIGHT THROUGH THE METAL AND FALLEN OFF THE CAR. THIS IS THE SECOND COIL SPRING ON MY CAR THAT HAS DONE THIS. THE LEFT SPRING SNAPPED THE SAME WAY, ABOUT A YEAR AGO. THE MANUFACTURER MUST HAVE USED BAD METAL FOR THE SPRINGS, AND THEY COULD KEEP SNAPPING WHILE I AM DRIVING. IT WAS DANGEROUS WHEN THE FIRST SPRING SNAPPED, BUT IF BOTH SPRINGS SNAP ON THE SAME CAR, THERE IS A SERIOUS DEFECT. *TR

Mileage: 44,800

PASSENGER SIDE SPRING COIL BROKE NEARLY 5 MONTHS AFTER THE DRIVER SIDE SPRING COIL BROKE. SEE COMPLAINT FROM 7/31/13. LUCKILY, COIL BROKE WHILE BACKING OUT OF DRIVE WAY, SO I DID NOT LOSE CONTROL OF VEHICLE. BROKEN PART OF COIL IS NOW PINCHED BETWEEN COIL SEAT AND REST OF COIL LEAVING THE REMAINING SPRING UNSEATED. CAR IS UNDRIVEABLE IN THIS CONDITION FOR SECOND TIME BEFORE 5 YEAR LOAN IS EVEN PAID OFF. CASE OPENED WITH NISSAN, BUT THEY THUS FAR HAVE REFUSED TO PAY DIAGNOSTIC FEE TO CONFIRM BROKEN SPRING COIL. BROKEN COIL CAN BE CLEARLY SEEN IN TIRE WELL. DIAGNOSIS IS REQUIRED FOR ANY FURTHER ACTION BY NISSAN REGARDING REPAIR REIMBURSEMENT. BAD CUSTOMER SERVICE. *TR

Mileage: 71,500

COIL SPRING ON PASSENGER FRONT SIDE SNAPPED AND DAMAGED THE TIRE TO BRING A COMPLETE FLAT TIRE WHILE DRIVING. *TR

Mileage: 70,600

I HAVE A HISTORY OF COMPLAINS WITH NISSAN ABOUT THE STEERING. MY COMPLAINT WAS ABOUT A PINGING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT END. YOU COULD ALSO FEEL THIS PING IN THE STEERING WHEEL. NISSAN IGNORED THIS COMPLAINT AND EXPLAINED IT WAS MY ABS CALIBRATING. AS TIME WENT BY THE NOISE GOT WORST. NISSAN WOULD EVEN CHARGE ME $150.00 EACH TIME THEY LOOK AT THE CAR FOR THIS NOISE AND COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. LAST WEEK NISSAN TOLD ME THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE SPRING MOVING WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL TURNS. THE SPRING TIGHTENS AND LOOSENS WITH EACH TURN OF THE WHEEL. THEY HAVE IDENTIFIED THE PROBLEM AND HAVE A FIX FOR IT, BUT THEY WANT ME TO PAY FOR IT. TO ME THIS SOUNDS LIKE A DEFECT IN DESIGN AND I SHOULD NOT BE LIABLE FOR THE CHARGES, HOWEVER THEY WONT REPAIR IT UNLESS I PAY FOR IT. *TR

Mileage: 35,000

THE DRIVER SIDE FRONT SPRING COMPLETELY BROKE. I WENT TO THE VEHICLE ONE MORNING AND NOTICED THE FRONT OF THE CAR SITTING VERY LOW TO THE GROUND ON THE DRIVER SIDE. ALMOST NOT SPACE BETWEEN WHEEL AND FENDER. I LOOKED UP UNDER THE WHEEL WELL AND SAW THAT THE SPRING WAS COMPLETELY BROKEN. LUCKILY I WAS NOT DRIVING THIS VEHICLE WHEN THIS HAPPENED. I HAVE SEEN NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS SAME INCIDENT AND STRONGLY BELIEVE THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THIS PART. NISSAN BETTER STEP UP. I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED WITH NISSAN AND WOULD NEVER PURCHASE ANOTHER ONE EVER AGAIN. THE VEHICLE STILL HAS NOT BEEN FIXED. I ORDERED THE TWO FRONT SPRINGS AND WOULD TRY TO REPLACE THEM THIS WEEKEND. I WILL TAKE PICTURES AND POST THEM ONLINE. *TR

Mileage: 19,940

AT 65 MILES AN HOUR THE FRONT COIL SPRING ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE MALFUNCTIONED AND BROKE CREATING A SHARP EDGE THAT CUT THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE. THIS CAUSED A BLOW OUT ON THE HIGHWAY. THE CAR ON EXAMINATION AFTER THE MALFUNCTION HAD A TOTAL OF THREE BROKEN COIL STRINGS (TWO FRONT AND ONE REAR), AND OTHER DAMAGE TO THE SUSPENSION (TWO STRUTS, AND SWAY BARS). VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING ON INTERSTATE HIGHWAY AT THE TIME. OPERATOR WAS ABLE TO CONTROL VEHICLE AND MOVE TO SHOULDER THUS AVOIDING A MAJOR ACCIDENT. VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED FROM SHOULDER. IT APPEARS THESE SPRINGS ARE DEFECTIVE. *TR

Mileage: 58,230

DROVE APPROXIMATING 5 MILES CITY DRIVING GOOD PAVED STREETS AND FELT SOMETHING NOT RIGHT WITH SUSPENSION. INSPECTED SUSPENSION PARTS AFTER REACHING MY DESTINATION TO FIND A BROKEN RIGHT FRONT COIL SPRING. VEHICLE IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION AND NO SIGNS OF RUST ON ANY PARTS. THIS SPRING BROKE IN THE BOTTOM COIL. *TR

Mileage: 128,247

AT FIRST I WAS HEARING "BUMP" NOISES THAT SOUNDED LIKE A SWAY BAR ISSUE FOR A COUPLE DAYS. THEN I HEARD A NOISE THAT SOUNDED LIKE I RAN OVER A BRANCH, EXCEPT THERE WAS NOTHING IN THE ROAD BEFORE - OR AFTER. I DROVE ABOUT 100 MILES HOME ON THE HIGHWAY, STILL THINKING IT WAS RELATED TO THE SWAY BAR. AFTER ABOUT 10 MILES ON THE BACKROADS, IT SOUNDED LIKE I SHED A METAL PART. UPON RETRIEVING THE PART FROM THE ROAD, IT WAS ABOUT A SEMICIRCULAR PIECE OF THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE COIL SPRING THAT BROKE FREE. ALL UNIDENTIFIED NOISES ARE NOW GONE, AND DEALER FOUND NOTHING WRONG WITH SWAY BAR (AFTER $88 DIAGNOSTIC FEE). DEALER QUOTES $565 FOR REPAIR, EXCEPT THEY CAN'T DO THE REPAIR EVEN IF I WANTED THEM TO. ACCORDING TO THE DEALER, IT IS A NISSAN EXCLUSIVE PART, EXCEPT NISSAN IS NOT CURRENTLY MAKING THE PART AND IT IS ON "NATIONAL NISSAN BACK ORDER". THE DEALER ADVISES THAT "I AM CURRENTLY PAYING MONTHLY FOR A CAR I CANNOT DRIVE, AND CANNOT REPAIR WITHOUT USING JUNKYARD PARTS THAT IN ALL LIKELY-HOOD WILL ALSO FAIL AT SOME POINT. *TR

Mileage: 65,000

AT FIRST I WAS HEARING "BUMP" NOISES THAT SOUNDED LIKE A SWAY BAR ISSUE FOR A COUPLE DAYS. THEN I HEARD A NOISE THAT SOUNDED LIKE I RAN OVER A BRANCH, EXCEPT THERE WAS NOTHING IN THE ROAD BEFORE - OR AFTER. I DROVE ABOUT 100 MILES HOME ON THE HIGHWAY, STILL THINKING IT WAS RELATED TO THE SWAY BAR. AFTER ABOUT 10 MILES ON THE BACKROADS, IT SOUNDED LIKE I SHED A METAL PART. UPON RETRIEVING THE PART FROM THE ROAD, IT WAS ABOUT A SEMICIRCULAR PIECE OF THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE COIL SPRING THAT BROKE FREE. ALL UNIDENTIFIED NOISES ARE NOW GONE, AND DEALER FOUND NOTHING WRONG WITH SWAY BAR (AFTER $88 DIAGNOSTIC FEE). DEALER QUOTES $565 FOR REPAIR, EXCEPT THEY CAN'T DO THE REPAIR EVEN IF I WANTED THEM TO. ACCORDING TO THE DEALER, IT IS A NISSAN EXCLUSIVE PART, EXCEPT NISSAN IS NOT CURRENTLY MAKING THE PART AND IT IS ON "NATIONAL NISSAN BACK ORDER". THE DEALER ADVISES THAT "I AM CURRENTLY PAYING MONTHLY FOR A CAR I CANNOT DRIVE, AND CANNOT REPAIR WITHOUT USING JUNKYARD PARTS THAT IN ALL LIKELY-HOOD WILL ALSO FAIL AT SOME POINT. *TR

Mileage: 65,000

I DROVE MY CAR TO WORK FINE THAT MORNING. LEAVING WORK I HEARD STRANGE CLUNKS WHILE IN THE PARKING LOT. LOOKED THE CAR OVER BUT DIDN'T NOTICE ANYTHING. CONTINUED TO DRIVE CAR ON MY USUAL ROUTE. I WENT OVER A BRIDGE AND MY CAR BOUNCED TERRIBLY. I MADE IT HOME AND MY BOYFRIEND FOUND MY DRIVER SIDE COIL SPRING BUSTED. WAS STILL ABLE TO CAREFULLY DRIVE IT TO MY MECHANIC AND HE FOUND THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE SPRING BROKE TOO. READING ONLINE I SEE MANY COMPLAINTS ON THIS HAPPENING. THERE SHOULD BE NO REASON THEY SHOULD BREAK ON SUCH A NEW CAR. THEY ARE DEFECTIVE AND HAZARDOUS. I FEEL VERY LUCKY MINE BROKE THE WAY THEY DID AND NOT PUNCTURE MY TIRE OR LOCK MY STEERING. *TR

Mileage: 43,000

I BACKED UP MY CAR IN THE MORNING FROM PARKING LOT, HEARD AN UNUSUAL NOISE. STOPPED THE CAR AND COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. AS I STARTED DRIVING THE CAR, EVEN THOUGH THE CAR WAS MOVING AS USUAL A STRANGE NOISE WAS COMING FROM THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE. JUST BEFORE PULLING TO THE NEAREST MECHANIC, SMOKE STARTED COMING FROM THE CAR AND SOON THE FRONT PASSENGER TIRE BURST WITH A LOUD NOISE. IMMEDIATELY PULLED THE CAR TO THE SHOULDER AND FOUND A BROKEN COIL SPRING FELL ON THE ROAD . THE SAME ISSUE HAPPENED TO ME COUPLE OF MONTHS BACK WHERE THE DRIVER SIDE (FRONT) COIL SPRING BROKE AND POPPED OUT WHEN THE CAR WAS BACKED UP IN THE PARKING LOT (TIRE DID NOT BURST AS I WAS ALREADY IN A MECHANIC SHOP FOR AN OIL CHANGE). I THINK THE NISSAN VERSA 2009 HB MODEL COIL SPRING HAS AN ISSUE SPECIALLY WHEN THE VEHICLE IS BACKED UP( MAY BE WITH THE STEERING IN A CERTAIN POSITION). THIS IS A LIFE THREATENING ISSUE IF SUCH THINGS HAPPEN IN A HIGHWAY AS THE COIL SPRING BREAK FOLLOWED BY A TIRE BURST CAN RISK THE LIVES OF PASSENGERS. *TR

Mileage: 72,000

THE LEFT FRONT COIL SPRING SNAPPED WHILE PULLING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY. COST TO FIX - $389. NISSAN HAS 33,000 MILES AND IS A FEW MONTHS OUT OF WARRANTY. THE SERVICE DEPT MANAGER ACKNOWLEDGED THE PART AS DEFECTIVE AND URGED ME TO CONTACT NISSAN. NISSAN CORPORATE, AFTER TWO WEEKS OF BACK AND FORTH, TOLD ME TOO BAD, NOT THEIR PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 33,000

I HAD HOPPED INTO MY CAR TODAY, STARTED IT, PUT IT IN REVERSE AND HAD MOVED ABOUT TWO FEET BEFORE I HEARD AN EXTREMELY LOUD *CLUNK* THAT CAME FROM THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE. I IMMEDIATELY STOPPED MY CAR, PUT THE E-BRAKE ON, TURNED IT OFF AND GOT OUT TO SEE WHAT HAD HAPPENED. AT FIRST I DIDN'T SEE ANY DAMAGE, THEN I LOOKED UNDER MY CAR AND SAW A CYLINDRICAL CURVED PIECE OF METAL. I PICKED IT UP AND NOT KNOWING WHAT IT WAS OR WHERE IT CAME FROM I DIDN'T WANT TO MOVE MY CAR AGAIN UNTIL I HAD SOME ANSWERS. MY FRIEND AND I WALKED TO THE NEAREST GARAGE AND SHOWED THE PIECE TO A MECHANIC AND HE QUICKLY DIAGNOSED THE ISSUE: MY PASSENGER SIDE SUSPENSION COIL HAD SNAPPED OFF AT THE BASE (ABOUT 6 OR 6.5 INCHES HAD BROKEN FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE COIL.) THE BREAK IS VERY, VERY CLEAN--ALMOST LIKE GLASS. THERE WAS NO SIGN OF RUST OR ANY OTHER SORT OF DAMAGE TO THE COIL, AND AFTER READING THE MANY COMPLAINTS ON THIS WEBSITE THAT ARE IDENTICAL TO MINE I AM THINKING THAT THIS INCIDENT TODAY WAS ONLY CAUSED BY A FACTORY MALFUNCTION! I DO NOT DRIVE OVER BUMPS OR HOLES LIKE A MANIAC, I DRIVE OVER THEM SENSIBLY JUST AS I'D THINK MANY OTHER PEOPLE WITH THIS SAME PROBLEM DO ALSO. I AM A VERY POOR SINGLE MOTHER & COLLEGE STUDENT AND SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE ABOUT THIS! SCARY TO THINK ABOUT WHAT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED HAD I BEEN DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY. *TR

Mileage: 72,600

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN VERSA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED A CLICKING NOISE WAS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS ADVISED TO THE CONTACT THAT THE COIL SPRINGS NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 56,835. *TR

Mileage: 56,835

AFTER INVESTIGATING STRANGE NOISE FROM FRONT SUSPENSION AREA, DISCOVERED THAT BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT SIDE COIL SPRINGS WERE BROKEN. ONE BROKEN SPRING END CAME CLOSE TO PUNCTURING TIRE (WHICH HAD TO BE REPLACED). HAVE OWNED MANY CARS OVER MANY YEARS AND NEVER HAD A COIL SPRING BREAK. CAR IS NOT DRIVEN UNDER ANY EXTREME CONDITIONS. COST TO REPLACE SPRINGS AND DAMAGED TIRE WAS NEARLY $1000. NISSAN WILL NOT ACKNOWLEDGE ANY KNOWN PROBLEM WITH VERSA FRONT SPRINGS, BUT NEARLY 50% OF NHTSA COMPLAINTS ON VERSA ARE FOR BROKEN FRONT SPRINGS! IF SPRING HAD PUNCTURED TIRE AT HIGH SPEED, COULD HAVE BEEN DEADLY. *TR

Mileage: 86,544

I NOTICED THAT THE CAR WAS LEANING TOWARD THE GROUND ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE. I DECIDED TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE IT CHECKED OUT. THE CAR WAS BOUNCY ON THE DRIVE TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE TECH LOOKED AT IT AND SAID IT WAS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE BECAUSE THE LEFT FRONT COIL SPRING WAS BROKEN. HE SAID THE BROKEN COIL COULD BREAK THE BRAKE LINE OR PUNCTURE THE TIRE. THE VERSA HAS NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT, IS ONLY 7000 MILES OVER WARRANTY, AND I CAN'T SEE HOW THE COIL COULD HAVE BROKEN IF THE PART WAS NOT FAULTY. *TR

Mileage: 4,304

I NOTICED A STRANGE NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT AREA OF MY CAR WHEN I TURNED THE WHEELS OR HIT A BUMP. I TOOK THE CAR IN FOR A SAFETY CHECK AND WAS SHOWN THAT I HAD A BROKEN LEFT FRONT COIL SPRING. UNLESS IT'S DEFECTIVE,I CAN'T BELIEVE THIS SPRING SHOULD BREAK EXCEPT IN AN ACCIDENT. *TR

Mileage: 48,000

FRONT DRIVER SIDE SUSPENSION SPRING BROKE WHEN PULLING OUT OF DRIVEWAY. THERE IS NO VALID REASON FOR A SUSPENSION SPRING TO SNAP ON A 2009 AUTOMOBILE. THIS CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE TIRE. THE COST TO FIX THIS ISSUE IS $700.00 FOR THE SPRING AND NEW TIRE. WHAT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED HAD I BEEN ON THE EXPRESSWAY DRIVING AT 65 MPH? *TR

Mileage: 78,000

WITHIN DAYS OF BUYING THE NEW CAR IN 2009, I NOTICED A LOUD, CLUNKING SQUEAK AND A POP FROM AROUND MY FRONT WHEELS WHEN I WOULD MAKE A TURN AFTER SLOWING DOWN TO A STOP. THIS HAD BEEN HAPPENING DURING THE ENTIRE 3.5 YEARS THAT I HAVE HAD THE CAR, SO I FIGURED IT WAS NORMAL AND HARMLESS BECAUSE THE CAR WAS ALREADY DOING IT BRAND NEW (RIGHT NOW THERE ARE STILL ONLY 37,343 MILES ON THE VEHICLE, I PARK IT IN MY GARAGE, AND IT HAS HAD NO ACCIDENTS.) HOWEVER, LAST NIGHT, THE SOUND SEEMED TO BE LOUDER AND LOOSER NEAR THE FRONT-RIGHT WHEEL. THEN THIS MORNING I DROVE OUT OF MY NEIGHBORHOOD AND AS I BEGAN ACCELERATING TO 50 MPH, A LARGE PIECE OF METAL FLEW OUT VIOLENTLY FROM UNDER MY CAR. I WAS ABLE TO FIND IT IN THE ROADWAY, SO I BACKED UP AND INSPECTED THE PART. IT IS THE BOTTOM COIL OF THE COIL SPRING THAT IS OVER THE RIGHT-FRONT WHEEL. LUCKILY IT DID NOT HIT ANYBODY BEHIND ME OR CUT MY TIRE. THE METAL WAS NOT ONLY BROKEN, BUT THE FACE OF THE BREAK WAS ALREADY SLIGHTLY RUSTED, AS IF IT HAD BEEN CRACKED FOR A WHILE BEFORE SNAPPING. *TR

Mileage: 37,343

THE DRIVER SIDE SPRING OF MY 2009 NISSAN VERSA BROKE WHEN I WAS PULLING OUT OF THE GARAGE. I HEARD A BIG BANG AND ASSUMED IT WAS FROM ICE BUILD UP. I CONTINUED TO DRIVE AND THE VEHICLE PULLED HARD TO THE LEFT. TURNS OUT THE SPRING HAD SHEARED PREVIOUSLY (AS RUST HAD BUILT UP ON THE BREAK POINT) AND IT LET GO AT THAT TIME. MY DRIVER SIDE STRUT IS BENT AS A RESULT OF THE SPRING BREAKING. *TR

Mileage: 50,000

LEFT FRONT COIL SPRING BROKE. CAR WAS PARKED IN GARAGE AND WHEN IT WAS STARTED IN ORDER TO PULL OUT OF THE GARAGE, MY BOYFRIEND FOUND AN 8 INCH PORTION OF THE COIL SPRING - THE BOTTOM PART OF DRIVER'S SIDE SPRING THAT SITS IN THE SADDLE OF STRUT, ON THE GARAGE FLOOR. *TR

Mileage: 77,729

WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS I HEARD A LOUD POP. THE VEHICLE SEEMED TO DRIVE FINE BUT THAT WEEKEND I TOOK IT IN FOR REGULAR SERVICE AT A LOCAL SERVICE SHOP. I ASKED THEM TO CHECK FOR THE SOURCE OF THE LOUD POP IN ADDITION TO THE NORMAL SERVICE. THEY INFORMED ME THAT NOT ONE BUT BOTH OF MY FRONT COIL SPRINGS WERE SNAPPED AND THAT I WAS LUCKY THE COIL SPRINGS WERE RETAINED ON THE UPPER SUPPORT SHELF AS THEY COULD HAVE SLICED A TIRE POTENTIALLY CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. THIS VEHICLE HAS 87,000 MILES, HAS NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT, AND IS ONLY DRIVEN TO AND FROM WORK 90 MILES ROUND TRIP DAILY ON GOOD HIGHWAYS.. *TR

Mileage: 87,000

I HAVE A 2009 NISSAN VERSA THAT I HAD BEEN HEARING POPPING WHEN I TURNED SO I HAD TO REPLACE THE CV AXEL AND NOW I AM HAVING TO REPLACE THE BALL JOINT BUSHING BECAUSE THAT IS WHAT CAUSED MY CV AXEL TO START TO GO NOW I HEAR A GRINDING AND THE CAR HAS 63000 MILES ON IT. *TR

Mileage: 63,000

DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT COIL SPRING FAILED WHILE SITTING AT A STOPLIGHT. FORTUNATELY NOT DRIVING IN TRAFFIC AT THE TIME. NO REASON GIVEN FOR FAILURE, VEHICLE ALWAYS KEPT ON PAVED ROADS <43K MILES. *TR

Mileage: 42,890

WITHIN WEEKS OF MY PURCHASE OF A 2009 NISSAN VERSA SL, I NOTICED, WHEN MAKING RIGHT OR LEFT TURNS AT SLOW SPEEDS (5-10 MPH), ESPECIALLY GOING OVER A BUMP AND WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL IS TURNED 1- 1 1/2 TIMES (AS IN GOING INTO A DRIVEWAY) I EXPERIENCE LOUD CLUNKING AND VIBRATIONS IN WHEEL, AND IT CAN BE EASILY HEARD COMING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. THE CLUNK IS ALWAYS THERE AT 1 TO 1 1/4 TURN FROM THE FULL CLOCKWISE STOP. I HAVE TAKEN IT IN THE DEALERSHIP FOR THIS PROBLEM AT LEAST 5 TIMES; THEY HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO FIX THE PROBLEM. SEVERAL TIMES, THE SERVICE WRITER SAID HE COULDN'T HEAR OR FEEL THE 'CLUNK' BUT THE MECHANIC SAID HE COULD. THE VERSA DOES MOVE AROUND QUITE A BIT AT HIGH SPEEDS ON THE FREEWAY, BUT I AM UNSURE IF THAT IS CAUSED BY THE ABOVE DESCRIBED PROBLEM OR THE LIGHT WEIGHT OF THE VERSA. THE SOUND AND FEEL OF THIS 'CLUNK' IS VERY DISCONCERTING, AND GIVEN THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS I'VE SEEN FOR 3 YEARS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM, I'M WONDERING IF THE GOVERNMENT/AUTOMAKER ARE WAITING FOR SOMEONE TO DIE BEFORE THEY ACT.

VEHICLE WANDERS AT SPEEDS ABOVE ROUGHLY 45 MPH. WANDERING IS SEVERE AT SPEEDS ABOVE 60 MPH. *TR

Mileage: 10

2009 NISSAN VERSA HATCHBACK LESS THAN A MONTH THE ALIGNMENT NEEDED FIXING THE CAR PULLS TO BOTH SIDES. THE BEGINNING IT GOES TO THE LEFT THEN PUTTING THE CAR BACK STRAIGHT IT GOES TO THE RIGHT. IT GETS WORSE WHEN THE CAR GOES OVER 40 MILES PER HOUR. *TR

Mileage: 2,536